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Ancient Mysteries of Britain
VERY GOOD. Minor spine creasing. NO marks. Buy with confidence! Satisfaction guaranteed.
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288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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December 20, 2025
This was an extremely splendid book with many photos (mostly black and white, some in colour) of locations to visit: stone circles, dwellings of early man (e.g. King Arthur's Cave), enigmatic standing stones, hillforts, ancient rock art (are there any hidden messages?), crosses, underground Britain, Roman legacy, early Christian sacred sites, holy wells and water cults, King Arthur the man and the myth, dragonlore, mazes, customs and traditions, earth energy paths, some modern mysteries (e.g. Loch Ness). Together with maps and detailed descriptions you can plan your next trips. Great book of the last century with timeless mysteries. Highly recommended!
March 6, 2014
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Britain is a land full of fascinating historical sites and remarkable physical features. The landscape itself, with its many idiosyncrasies and strange traits, serves as a key to the past - the stone circles, prehistoric domestic dwellings, tombs and temples, rock carvings, earthworks, holy wells and Roman remains, all contain clues of civilisations long past and hint at how our ancestors used to live.In this lavishly-illustrated and very readable guide, authors Janet and Colin Bord explore the origins of such features and investigate the ancient sites associated with folklore and legend. With recommendations of places to visit and Ordnance Survey map references in each chapter, this is the perfect companion for anyone seeking to explore the richness of Britain's ancient mysteries.
Another whizz through this brilliant book, crammed with info (even with OS reference #) and photographs; the reason for the newest search through was to look up maze dancing.
Britain is a land full of fascinating historical sites and remarkable physical features. The landscape itself, with its many idiosyncrasies and strange traits, serves as a key to the past - the stone circles, prehistoric domestic dwellings, tombs and temples, rock carvings, earthworks, holy wells and Roman remains, all contain clues of civilisations long past and hint at how our ancestors used to live.In this lavishly-illustrated and very readable guide, authors Janet and Colin Bord explore the origins of such features and investigate the ancient sites associated with folklore and legend. With recommendations of places to visit and Ordnance Survey map references in each chapter, this is the perfect companion for anyone seeking to explore the richness of Britain's ancient mysteries.
Another whizz through this brilliant book, crammed with info (even with OS reference #) and photographs; the reason for the newest search through was to look up maze dancing.
August 25, 2014
If you're trying to ask Big Questions about Big Stones this is for you.
August 20, 2019
A charity shop find by authors I have enjoyed before. This was an entertaining overview of some interesting places to visit around the UK. It's quite fun as inspiration and has some nice photos.
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