St. Helen's Well

St. Helen's Well
Author: Mary H Debenham
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-06-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781359946249

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The Living Stream

The Living Stream
Author: James Rattue
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780851158488

This is the first general history of wells and their religious and cultural associations. The author begins in ancient times, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. He then goes on to trace the development of holy wells in England.

Highways and Byways in Dorset

Highways and Byways in Dorset
Author: Frederick Treves
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781015592803

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

From Carnac to Callanish

From Carnac to Callanish
Author: Aubrey Burl
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300055757

This book discusses the lines of standing stones that until now have been the neglected wonders of prehistoric Europe, rows that were foci of rituals in Britain, Ireland and Brittany for over two thousand years. Places such as Carnac in Brittany and Callanish in the Hebrides are visited by many visitors each year, but before now there has been no book that seriously explains the history, significance and background to these impressive sites. Aubrey Burl shows that the settings vary from pairs of isolated stones in the far south-west of Ireland to networks of long lines in Scotland, Dartmoor and Brittany, and describes the types in a sequence of architectural chapters that stress the increasing social and commercial connections between regions hundred of miles apart. He uses information from a wide variety of sources - excavation reports, megalithic art, astronomical analyses and legends - to provide explanations of why the rows were erected, when, and what they may have been used for.