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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Cursus
The Dorset Cursus is a Neolithic cursus monument that spans across 10 km (6¼ miles) of the chalk downland of Cranborne Chase in east Dorset, United Kingdom. Its extreme length makes it a notable example of this class of linear earthwork; it is better interpreted as a pair of same-length cursus constructed end to end, with the more southerly

https://xcavate.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-dorset-cursus.html
The Dorset Cursus One of the lesser known monuments in Dorset is The Cursus, running from Thickthorn Down to Bokerley Down, at just over 10kl and is the longest example in the UK. It is an average of 80m wide. The ditches are flat based and 3m wide by 1m deep. It was constructed in two stages, 5.8kl from Thickthorn to Bottlebrush Down and

https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/37/dorset_cursus.html
The Dorset Cursus is 10km long, and runs roughly SW-NE between Thickthorn Down and Martin Down. It has two sections: the south one is older. The general grid reference given is on Bottlebush Down, in the area where one terminates and the other begins. Also known as: Monument No. 890546. Nearest Town: Wilton (16km NNE)

http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2007/10/the-dorset-walk-ackling-dyke-and-the-dorset-cursus/
The Dorset Cursus is more mysterious. There is a little trace of it on the ground now but its 6¼-mile length is clearly shown by aerial photographs. It consisted of two banks about 100 yards apart and ran north-east from Thickthorn Down almost to Martin Down. It was constructed by our Stone Age ancestors some 5000 years ago - but what for?

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/dorset-cursus-walking-route
Dorset Cursus Walk. 7 miles (11 km) This circular walk visits the Dorset Cursus in the Cranborne Chase AONB. The historic area includes several long barrows, tumuli and wonderful views over some beautiful countryside and woodland. As well as exploring the ancient site the walk also climbs to Gussage Hill and visits the village of Gussage St

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8515000/8515981.stm
The Dorset Cursus, mysterious symbols and sun worship. By Ric Kemp. West Country artist. 13th Century font at St Gussage Church, with mysterious symbols. On the landscape at Cranborne Chase on the Dorset/Wiltshire border is the ancient 10km (6.5 mile) Dorset Cursus. A cursus, an area enclosed by large banks of raised land, was probably used for

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/abs/dorset-cursus/B5E35D4A3CF827A6DD353C9432C2E9C9
Extract. Of all the early prehistoric monuments of Britain the Dorset Cursus is both the largest and at the same time one of the least known. Its claim to pre-eminence in terms of mere size is sufficiently established by the facts that it is six miles in length, contains an area of two hundred and twenty acres, and in its original state

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/record.jsf?titleId=1187985
Description: A cursus circa 6.25 miles (10 kilometres) long which runs roughly southwest-northeast between Thickthorn Down and Martin Down. Narrow and roughly parallel-sided, it follows a slightly sinuous course across the chalk downland, crossing a river and several valleys. The monument in fact comprises two cursuses laid out end to end, the

https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/dorset/22611100.walk-gussage-saints-dorset-cursus/
At the top, pass left barns and rejoin the track. Round the left bend, which crosses the south-east edge of the Dorset Cursus, 130 yards brings you to a right bend which crosses its north-west edge. However, into the facing field, ignore the blue-painted arrow. Turn right on the right-hedged track, becoming grass half way up.

https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1377
Dorset Cursus submitted by JimChampion : April 2005. Looking northeast along the course of the Dorset Cursus from the terminal on Thickthorn Down towards the transverse long barrow on the ridge of Gussage Hill. The white lines approximate the original positions of the cursus banks, which take a fairly straight course over this 3km stretch.

https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/169-2002
THE DORSET CURSUS DORSET. (PDF, 5.27 MB) During the autumn of2000, English Heritage investigated two segments of the enclosure known as the Dorset Cursus, the largest enclosure of its type in the British Isles. The Dorset Cursus lies in an area broadly known as the Cranborne Chase. The project is aimed at providing an academic overview of these

https://www.twentytrees.co.uk/History/Prehistory/Thing/Dorset-Cursus.html
3300BC. The Dorset Cursus is a 10km Cursus that extends across of Cranborne Chase from Dorset Cursus North-Western End Martin Down, over North Farm, Cashmoor. At Gussage Down Long Barrow 1 changes direction to Wyke Down Barrow 1, contining to the Thickthorn Down Long Barrows. The cursus consisted of a pair of parallel banks 1.5m high 80 m apart

https://tessofthevale.com/2023/03/13/long-crichel-and-the-dorset-cursus/
Climb the hill to find the southern turminus of The Great Dorset Cursus, guarded by sheep, before returning to the valley with wide open views over Cranborne Chase and the Crichel Estate. Distance: 6 miles/9km. Duration: 3-4 hours. Ability: Easy. Max Height: 375ft.

https://alchetron.com/Dorset-Cursus
Dorset cursus fly over slower approx 150mph. The Dorset Cursus is a Neolithic cursus monument that spans across 10 km (6¼ miles) of the chalk downland of Cranborne Chase in east Dorset, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/low/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8515000/8515981.stm
On the landscape at Cranborne Chase on the Dorset/Wiltshire border is the ancient 10km (6.5 mile) Dorset Cursus. A cursus, an area enclosed by large banks of raised land, was probably used for ritual or ceremonial processions. This cursus, and symbols nearby, may suggest this area is significant for its role in ancient sun worship.

https://www.ratedtrips.com/walking/gussage-st-michael-and-the-dorset-cursus
The Cursus is a broad track, between parallel banks and ditches, some 6 miles (10km) long, running across this northeast corner of Dorset from Bokerley Dyke to a cluster of long barrows and tumuli. It appears to be aligned with the rising and setting sun at midsummer and midwinter. Its edges have been blurred by time and the plough, but one of

https://www.digitaldigging.net/dorset-cursus-monument-map/
The Dorset Cursus. Text by Martin Green. Cursus monuments have a wide geographical distribution within Britain, stretching from Devon to Tayside in Scotland. They consist of two parallel lengths of ditches and banks, set at some distance apart, and are closed at either end, forming very elongated rectangular enclosures.

https://foundationsofarchaeology.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/the-landscape-archaeology-of-martin-down.pdf
Feature 1. The Dorset Cursus The Cursus dates from 3300 BCE which makes it contemporary with the earthen long barrows on Cranborne Chase: many of these are found near, on, or within the Cursus and since they are still in existence they help trace the Cursus' course in the modern landscape.

https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/7666/THEDORSETCURSUSDORSET
Dorset Cursus lies in an area broadly known as the Cranborne Chase. As defined in a legal sense the Chase covers in excess of 290,000 hectares incorporating parts of Wiltshire and Hampshire but mainly lying in the north-eastern parishes of Dorset. The Cursus lies in a smaller part, the Inner Chase, covering some 16000 hectares. It extends

https://www.countrywalking.co.uk/read/walk-02-dorset-sixpenny-handley
On this walk it twice crosses the Dorset Cursus, a Neolithic earthwork of parallel banks, which runs 6¼ miles over the downs, and has mainly been revealed through aerial photography and crop marks. The Cursus may have been connected with rites of passage, with ancestor veneration or a boundary, perhaps to a ceremonial landscape.

https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095654388
The longest example is the pair of end‐to‐end joined cursūs known as the Dorset Cursus on Cranborne Chase, Dorset, which together run for more than 10 km across the grain of the landscape. More typically, cursūs are between 500 m and 3 km long and up to 80 m wide. Dating mainly to the 3rd millennium bc, their purpose is not known

https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/airbus-aircraft-flying-dorset-what-7265350
The incredible aircraft has a wingspan of 60metres and a top speed of 880km/h. A huge Royal Air Force aircraft, flanked with two Typhoon jets, has flown over Dorset this morning (Tuesday, June 28). The Airbus KC2 Voyager is described by the RAF as the RAF's sole air-to-air refuelling tanker and also operates as "a strategic air transport".