Longbridge Farm Cursus

A possible cursus monument near Warwick

Warwickshire County Council

Description of this historic site

A long rectangular feature, possibly a cursus dating to the Neolithic period, is visible on aerial photographs. It is located 1km north east of the church, Sherbourne.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Elongated rectangular enclosure with straight sides and right angled corners shows on aerial photographs. This is probably a cursus monument and is about 260m long and 27 to 30m wide.
3 Correspondence from 1981/2, including a proposal for a section across the headland over the cursus.
6 Site is under grass on hummocky ground. No visible surface indications and no surface finds.
8 Plan.
9 Dating confirmed as Neolithic.
10 Letter about the monument with a list of scheduling criteria.
11 Notification from EH about the monument; a change of title and a revised map area.
12 Geological report.
13 Correspondence from 1991-97.
14 Large scale map from 1925 of the SAM and of Sherbourne to the west.
15 The southern extent of the cursus, including its square souther terminal is visible on modern Aerial Photography.