A review of the most recent evidence from cursuses, and ideas on their interpretation, with contributions as follows: Introduction (J Harding and A Barclay), the radiocarbon problem (A Barclay and A Bayliss), symbolic territories (J Harding), processions, memories and the Dorset cursus (R Johnston), Dorchester on Thames — ritual complex or ritual landscape (R Loveday), cattle, cursus monuments and the river … the Upper Thames (A Barclay and G Hey), the Cambridgeshire Ouse (T Malim), Eastern England (J Last), the Cleaven Dyke (A Barclay and G Maxwell), the Holywood cursus, Dumfries (J Thomas et al), cursus monuments in Scotland (K Brophy), cursus monuments in Wales (A Gibson), cursus-like monuments in Ireland (C Newman), Passy-Rots and linear monuments in northern France (I Kinnes) .