From Carnac To Callanish: The Prehistoric Stone Rows of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany [Hardcover]

Dr. Aubrey Burl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1993

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300055757
• ISBN-13: 978-0300055757
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, no nonsense and entertaining, July 15, 1999

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This review is from: From Carnac To Callanish: The Prehistoric Stone Rows of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany (Hardcover)

This is the ultimate book about stone rows. It gives an enormous number of facts about them. A no-nonsense scientific hypothesis is given as to what purpose these rows were made and into what categories they can be divided. But it has been written in a very entertaining way, lots of legends are mentioned as well.