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Actions Displays	Stone Circles: A Field Guide Remove from selection Add to selection TitleStone Circles: A Field Guide Author Colin Richards (Author)‎ Vicki Cummings (Author)‎ Place of publicationNew Haven and London PublisherYale University Press Year of publication2024 Pagination494 IllustrationsPhotos by the authors and others throughout and location maps Dimensions245x175x35 MaterialBook ISBN978-0-300-23598-2 NotesClass number: Orkney Room 936.1 SubjectArchaeology Geographical keywordBritain and Ireland From Stonehenge and the Ring of Brodgar to the Rollright Stones and Avebury, the British and Irish Isles are scattered with the stone circles of our prehistoric ancestors. Although there have been many theories to explain them, to this day there is no consensus about their purpose. Colin Richards and Vicki Cummings provide a clear and illuminating field guide to 424 key stone circle sites in Britain and Ireland. Organised by region, this volume sets out the features of these megalithic monuments, including their landscape position, construction, and physical properties. The authors take stock of cutting-edge research and recent excavations stone circles that were previously lost to time. They present new insights on the chronology, composition, and roles of different circles to transform our understanding the sites.

TitleStone Circles: A Field Guide

Author

Year of publication2024

Pagination494

IllustrationsPhotos by the authors and others throughout and location maps

Dimensions245x175x35

MaterialBook

ISBN978-0-300-23598-2

NotesClass number: Orkney Room 936.1

Geographical keywordBritain and Ireland

From Stonehenge and the Ring of Brodgar to the Rollright Stones and Avebury, the British and Irish Isles are scattered with the stone circles of our prehistoric ancestors. Although there have been many theories to explain them, to this day there is no consensus about their purpose. Colin Richards and Vicki Cummings provide a clear and illuminating field guide to 424 key stone circle sites in Britain and Ireland. Organised by region, this volume sets out the features of these megalithic monuments, including their landscape position, construction, and physical properties. The authors take stock of cutting-edge research and recent excavations stone circles that were previously lost to time. They present new insights on the chronology, composition, and roles of different circles to transform our understanding the sites.