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by A Burl (Author) "Despite its neglect Boscawen-Un, 'the house of the elder tree', is one of the most evocative megalithic rings in western Europe ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (28 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0300083475
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300083477
  • Product Dimensions: 26 x 20 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,013 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"An informed, informative, and well-balanced survey of the facts, fictions, and problems of our stone circles." Glyn Daniel, The Guardian "Burl's authoritative book is indispensable for anyone pursuing this tantalising enigma." Publishers' Weekly "A magnificent book thorough, lucid, scholarly, and at times poetic...A landmark book." Alan J. Friedman, San Francisco Review of Books "An admirable balance of scholarship and literary skill." New Yorker


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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 book 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 archaeo-astronomy as related to stone circles, and includes a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Reference to Stone Circles - Masterful., 10 Mar 2001
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Aubrey Burl has the credentials and credibility to author this, the best reference to the stone circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, with gusto. It is a powerful masterpiece which is long overdue in the world of prehistoric antiquarianism. It surpasses all contemporaries in the field with no difficulty. While many others, Julian Cope's tome included, are wonderful texts in themselves, none come close to the mastery of the subject area that Burl exhibits here.

The information shared with the reader is truly remarkable. Everything you will ever need to know about these stones is here, from the swirling myths and legends which surround such phenomena to historical, geographical, geological, astronomical and archaeological facts. The only thing left is to actually follow the maps and go and see them for yourself. It is one of the cheapest, most leisurely and yet interesting activities any one could ever do. The hefty price of this book is well justified.

It is the big brother of "A guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany", which is the smaller version or gazetteer to be carried around while tramping over the hills and moors searching for these elusive shrines. This book is a tad too big for space in the rambling haversack.

Every circle doesn't make it. "Bedd Gurfal" here in North Wales doesn't make an appearance, neither do a few other smaller rings, but all of the larger rings are not only mentioned, but are positively dissected with words, diagrams, pictures and academic hypotheses.

If you ever want to purchase an all knowing, all telling book on this subject, you need not look any further... Expensive, but truly magnificent.

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars great work made better, 28 Nov 2004
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Aubrey Burl's previous works were showing a wee bit of dating. As carbon dating become more accurate, you are seeing these ancient rings grow older in age instead of younger as they anticipated. While Burl's previous works were amazing, this long awaited "update" of this information, as well as addition information on more recent excavations make this is must. Yes, it's expensive. But it's worth every penny. There are new insight in the the purpose of the rings of stone, a new interpretation of Calanais (sorry, as a Scot I refuse to call it Callanish!) and Stonehenge

The beautiful book is loaded with hundreds of photos, explores the ancestry, methods of construction and why they were abandoned after thousands of years of use.

Marvelous work made even better by bringing the information up to date.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Detailed but very little on Brittany. Misleading title., 26 Oct 1999
This review is from: A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany (Paperback)
I bought this book because I have found very little in English about the stones of Brittany. I was disappointed with that aspect of the book as there are only 11 pages on this area in a book of over 260. I do not think that the material warrants the inclusion of 'Brittany' as equal billing in the title and the title is therefore quite misleading. But the material on the sites on britain and Ireland is detailed, including map references, and very well presented. The book is small enough to go into a pocket and has hard-wearing covers. So, with the above qualification, I would rate it as very good.
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I bought this book expecting it to give me more information and pictures of various sites that were in the areas to which I was travelling and walking. Read more
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This is a book full of useful information and history. My one objection is that the photos are somewhat drab and, given the fascination and beauty of stone circles, they should... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Limited, but detailed
Excellent detail on the stone circles that are included; I had hoped for a more comprehensive "list" perhaps. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent format, but not a comprehensive list
I've used this book on many visits to English and Irish sites, and the layout of the book, directions to the various sites, and descriptions are excellent. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth carrying in your backpack!
Last summer I trekked all over the wilds of England looking at Circles, trotting over moors seeing Quoits and crawling into fougus. Read more
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