Author: BURL, AUBREY.
Title: The Stone Circles of the British Isles.
Description: New Haven:Yale,1981. 0300019726. 6th printing. "..Burl analyzes and synthesizes all the relevent archaeological data and presents an objective view of the megalithic rings of which nearly a thousand still survive in the British Isles..The book also includes a catalogue which provides a complete corpus of stone circles, with details of their exact size, excavation, possible astronomical significance, and major bibliographical references. Fifty diagrams and thirty-six photographs illustrate the variety and beauty of these magnificent monuments." Pp.22/410, 50 diagrams 36 photographs, 17 tables. Grey cloth, illustrated d/w spine slightly sunned. VG/VG.

Keywords: Burl Stone Circles British Isles Archaeology Monuments Megalithic Druids Carvings Azimuthmal Ritual Henges Timber History Cumbria Scotland Ireland Wales Wessex Stonehenge Avebury A1267 Archaeology


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