Stonehenge and Neighbouring Monuments

by Ken (Edited by) Osborne

Large Thin Paperback with 36 pages. Color Photographs and Illustrations.

Genres: History, Travel, Nonfiction, Archaeology, Reference, Art, British Literature

36 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautflly set-out visitors' guide to what may well be the world's oldest extant human structure.

[RJP · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was for so long the definitive book on Stonehenge and it moulded the thinking of many for years to come. However, with modern day findings, particularly with regard to the possibility that the bluestones of Stonehenge were transported towards present day Wiltshire by the ice-sheet of the ice-age, one must read this book in the light of knowing that the author's knowledge was confined to the limited research that had been carried out at that time. As time passes it appears that the theory of the bluestones being transported by man for the whole journey becomes increasingly less likely.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vintage interesting guide to Stonehenge and Avebury and nearby monuments, clear and well-written with great photos and fascinating illustrations.

[Kitap · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent souvenir of Stonehenge with good photos (better than any I took, for sure), clear illustrations, and fascinating historical and archaeological information. Covers other nearby sites on the Salisbury Plain.