A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

by Aubrey Burl

This practical and knowledgeable guidebook deals comprehensively with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic “horseshoes” of Brittany. This new edition includes a section on “Druidical” circles, romantic creations of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Genres: History, Archaeology, Travel, Prehistory, Nonfiction

276 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 1995

Reviews

[Kieran Telo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive gazetteer of major megalithic sites, plus quite a few minor ones too. Arranged by region and giving precise (although sometimes out-of-date) directions to each site and a rating to indicate how worth it the site is. Handy for taking with you on a ramble but if it's anywhere too far off the beaten track you'd be well-advised to get a large-scale OS map and/or GPS. (The book does not give GPS co-ordinates however)

[Richard Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential for any stone ring crawler. A comprehensive, erudite and useful guide to the stone circles of Britain and Brittany. Burl's knowledge and understanding is unparalleled and although getting on this remains the best guide

[Ceilidhchaos · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great reference book for anyone interested in visiting stone circles in Ireland, UK or Brittany. includes GPS coordinates and walking directions. alot of technical, geological and topographic info with a rating scale of the difficulty level for walking to.

[Molly Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coolest find ever. So many stone circles we know nothing about!

[Cayenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty technical, but has a lot of interesting information. If and when I make it to that part of the world I definitely want to take a book like this along.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just what it says it is. Very useful for a description of the sites. Can't say I read it cover to cover, more one to dip into to read about sites already visited and those yet to be seen.