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| Author | : Aubrey Burl |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780300076899 |
Archaeologist Aubrey Burl, for more than thirty years a specialist in the study of stone circles, selects a dozen attractive and evocative rings for close examination. Each of the twelve sites illuminates a particular archaeological question - the purpose of stone circles, their construction, age, distribution, design, art, legend and relation to astronomy. Burl asks, and offers sometimes surprising answers to questions about Stonehenge: how were its bluestones transported from south-west Wales, why was its Slaughter Stone not used for sacrifice, and why is Stonehenge - the most British of stone circles - not a stone circle and not British? To conclude his account of the strange subtleties of stone circles, Burl reconstructs the social history of Swinside in the Lake District, describing the builders, their way of life, and the ceremonies they performed inside their lovely ring.
| Author | : Colin Richards |
| Publisher | : Windgather Press |
| Total Pages | : 343 |
| Release | : 2013-11-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1909686131 |
Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. From the tall, elegant, pointed monoliths of the Stones of Stenness to the grandeur of Stonehenge and the sarsen blocks at Avebury, circles of stone exert a magnetic fascination to those who venture into their sphere. In Britain today, more people visit these structures than any other form of prehistoric monument and visitors stand in awe at their scale and question how and why they were erected. Building the Great Stone Circles of the North looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance.
| Author | : Adam Morgan Ibbotson |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2021-07-16 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 075099763X |
Cumbria is a land built from stone. Whether it is Hadrian's Wall, Kendal Castle or the beautiful fells of the Lake District – for thousands of years people have found a certain elegance and utility in stone. Nestled amongst these common relics are a multitude of massive stone monuments, built over 3,000 years before British shores were ever touched by Roman sandals. Cumbria's 'megalithic' monuments are among Europe's greatest and best-preserved ancient relics but are often poorly understood and rarely visited. This updated and revised edition of Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments aims to dispel the idea that these stones are merely 'mysterious'. Within this book you will find credible answers, using up-to-date research, excavation notes, maps and diagrams to explore one of Britain's richest archaeological landscapes. Featuring stunning original photography and illustrated diagrams of every megalithic site in the county, Adam Morgan Ibbotson invites you to take a journey into a land sculpted by ancient hands.
| Author | : Aubrey Burl |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Max Milligan |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Megalithic monuments |
| ISBN | : 9781860466618 |
This book offers detailed historical accounts of these megalithic rings, and recounts the powerful myths and legends that have surrounded them and persist to this day.
| Author | : Rupert Soskin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Julian Cope |
| Publisher | : HarperThorsons |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Antiquities, Prehistoric |
| ISBN | : 9780722535998 |
In this unique guide to Britain's megalithic culture, rock n' roller Julian Cope provides an inspired fusion of travel, history, poetry, maps, field notes, and pure passion.
| Author | : Aubrey Burl |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Aubrey Burl |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 492 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780300083477 |
The spectacular stone circles of western Europe, some nearly 6000 years old, have intrigued viewers through the ages. This beautiful book about these megalithic rings explores their ancestry, methods of construction, and eventual desertion. A substantially revised version of Aubrey Burl's highly praised work The Stone Circles of the British Isles, it offers new insights into the purpose of stone circles. It also provides a new interpretation of Stonehenge and of Callanish in Scotland, the first overview of the cromlechs in Brittany, a discussion of the problems of archaeoastronomy as related to stone circles, a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.
| Author | : Christian Maclagan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1875 |
| Genre | : Fortification, Prehistoric |
| ISBN | : |
