To paraphrase L.P. Hartley, "The past is a different country." Stan
L Abbott sets out to explore the visible clues to our mysterious
past from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages: stone circles. Cumbria
boasts more of these monuments than any other English county. Here,
our tallest mountains are ringed by almost fifty circles and
henges, most of them sited in the foothills or on outlying
plateaux. Were these the earliest such monuments in Britain,
placing Cumbria at the heart of Neolithic society? And what traces
of that society remain today in the roads we travel, the food we
eat, the words we speak, our work and play? By observing and
comparing many sites in Cumbria and beyond, and researching many
sources, a greater understanding emerges. Were some circles built
for ritualistic purposes, or perhaps astronomical? Were they burial
sites? Or were they just places for people to meet? Illustrated
with linocut illustrations by artist Denise Burden, Ring of Stone
Circles follows the search for the hidden stories these monuments
guard - and might reveal if we get to know them.
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