Download or read book The Megalithic Monuments of Wales By W F Grimes Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society written by National Museum of Wales and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Magalithic Monuments of Wales written by National Museum of Wales and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Megalithic Monuments of Wales written by William Francis Grimes and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Megaliths of Wales written by Chris Barber and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient standing stones, stone circles and burial chambers of Wales - remarkable feats of construction that are surrounded by legend.
Download or read book Megaliths written by David Corio and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Corio has systematically photographed the megalithic sites of England and Wales with the eye of a great landscape photographer as well as with the passion of an explorer in the ruins of an ancient culture. These photographs go to the heart of prehistoric England and reveal a profound sense of 'place'. The sites are revealed with all the beauty that invited Romantic speculation from the seventeenth century onwards as well as the encroaching modern world of distant urban skylines and protective barriers. Lai Ngan's text distils the mythical narratives that arose around these extraordinary structures and places as well as pointing to the recent astronomical and mathematical research which suggests their remarkable function in the prehistoric calendar. The photographs point to the beginning of architecture itself in Britain, with the suggestion of both sacred and secular function, layered in the fabulous tales of popular imagination.
Download or read book The Old Stones of Wales written by Andy Burnham and published by Watkins. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many hundreds of fascinating prehistoric sites in Wales, in some of the most beautiful locations in Britain, from mountaintop settings, such as at Bryn Cader Faner, to headlands with all-round sea views, as at Coetan Arthur, or on truly remote moorland, as at Bannau Sir Gaer. The road links between North and South Wales are not that great, so it's probably best to choose one or the other as a destination unless you are up for a lot of motoring. In North Wales, Anglesey has a particularly dense concentration of megalithic sites, with many in Gwynedd and Conwy to visit on the way. South Wales stretches from Monmouthshire to Pembrokeshire, where there is the biggest and best variety of sites, including the iconic Pentre Ifan with its capstone apparently delicately floating over its three massive uprights. The Old Stones of Wales is part of a series covering the megalithic and other prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland. The series is published together as The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland, available as a book and an ebook.
Download or read book Places of Special Virtue written by Alasdair Whittle and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic chambered monuments in Wales. Set against a broader theoretical discussion on the significance of the landscape, the authors consider the role of visual landscapes in prehistory, meanings attached to the landscape, and the values and beliefs invested in it. Wales is rich in Neolithic monuments, but the general absence of certain classic monumental forms found in the rest of Britain and Ireland, such as causewayed enclosures, henges, and cursus monuments, seems to have marginalized the Welsh record from many wider discussions on the Neolithic. Instead of seeing Wales as an area which lacks many of these 'classic' components, Cummings and Whittle argue that Wales has its own unique and individual Neolithic which is simply different from the Neolithic found further to the east. It is suggested that this difference may relate to an essentially mobile existence, with strong links back to the Mesolithic period. The authors present three detailed case studies, examining the settings of sites in southwest, northwest and southeast Wales. They outline the history of research for each region, including the previous classification of the monuments and any excavations, and describe the specific landscape settings of the monuments. They assess the significance of a variety of landscape features which would have been visible from the monuments, in particular emphasizing the mythological and symbolic significance of the sea, rivers and mountains. An illustrated inventory of sites completes the volume.
Download or read book Ancient Monuments in Wales written by Great Britain. Department of the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Problem of Megalithic Monuments and Their Distribution in England and Wales written by William James Perry and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales written by Glyn E. Daniel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1950 book surveys what was known about prehistoric chamber tombs in England and Wales at the time of publication, reflecting on discoveries made through the excavation of numerous tombs in the previous fifty years. This book will be of value to anyone interested in megalithic tombs and the development of archaeology.
Download or read book Bluestone Magic written by Robin Heath and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever felt, while visiting a megalithic monument, that there may be something more going on beyond the sparse model of human culture in prehistory presented by archaeologists and historians? If so, then this book may be exactly what you have been looking for -- because it offers an explanation as to why those monuments are out there on the landscape, and why they were placed at a particular location. And more! Whether the local bluestones were taken to Stonehenge or moved by glacial action, they were certainly important in prehistoric times, being employed in various stages of the construction of Stonehenge. The history of this mystery, ancient and modern, from Merlin and Geoffrey of Monmouth to the 'healing stones' theory of Timothy Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright, is covered in detail. This book provides a much needed and important guide to anyone visiting the major and a few minor megalithic sites in the Preseli region of West Wales, but it takes in a much wider compass than this. Packed with new original research, apart from telling you how to get to the major sites, and about the geometry of monuments, it will inform you on how sites relate to others, often over long distances, and how they are related to their landscapes and skyscapes.
Download or read book The Ancient Stones of Wales written by Chris Barber and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire written by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and published by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. This book was released on 1925 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every class of objects and type of constructions with which the student of Welsh antiquities becomes acquainted is represented within the county of Montgomery, though in their relative importance the various classes differ widely one from another, and some types are singularly deficient in characteristic examples. LIST OF PARISHES. The divisions adopted are those of the Civil Parishes in the Administrative County, following the arrangement in Table 11 of the Census Reports of England and Wales for the year 1901. Aberhafesp Aston Bausley Berriew Bettws Cedewen Brithdir (no entries) Caereinion Fechan (no entries) Carno Carreghofa Castle Caereinion Rural Castle Caereinion Urban Castlewright Cemmes Churchstoke Cletterwood Criggion Darowen Forden Grarthbeibio Guilsfield Within Guilsfield Without Hirnant Hope Hyssington Is y garreg Kerry Leighton Llanbrynmair Llandinam Llandrinio Llandysilio Llandyssil Llanerfyl Llanfair Caereinion Llanfechain Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa Llanfyllin Llangadfan Llangruriff Llangynog Llangynyw Llanidloes Within Llanidloes Without Llanllugan Llanllwchaiarn Llanmerewig Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant Llansantffraid Deuddwr Llansantffraid Pool Llanwddyn Llanwnog Llanwrin Llanwyddelan Machynlleth Manafon Meifod Middletown Mochdre Montgomery Newtown Penegoes Pennant Penstrowed Rhosgoch Snead Trefeglwys Tregynon Trelystan Trewrern Uppington Uwch y garreg Welshpool
Download or read book The Old Stones written by Andy Burnham and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Discover the iconic standing stones and prehistoric sites of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—this comprehensive, coffee table travel guide features over 750 must-see destinations, with maps and color photographs The ultimate insiders’ guide, The Old Stones gives unparalleled insight into where to find prehistoric sites and how to understand them, by drawing on the knowledge, expertise and passion of the archaeologists, theorists, photographers and stones aficionados who contribute to the world’s biggest megalithic website—the Megalithic Portal. Including over 30 maps and site plans and hundreds of color photographs, it also contains scores of articles by a wide range of contributors—from archaeologists and archaeoastronomers to dowsers and geomancers—that will change the way you see these amazing survivals from our distant past. Locate over 1,000 of Britain and Ireland’s most atmospheric prehistoric places, from recently discovered moorland circles to standing stones hidden in housing estates. Discover which sites could align with celestial bodies or horizon landmarks. Explore acoustic, color, and shadow theory to get inside the minds of the Neolithic and Bronze Age people who created these extraordinary places. Find out which sites have the most spectacular views, which are the best for getting away from it all and which have been immortalized in music. And don't forget to visit the Megalithic Portal website and get involved by posting your discoveries online. All royalties from this book go to support the running of the Megalithic Portal: www.megalithic.com.
Download or read book The Tomb builders in Wales 4000 3000 BC written by Steve Burrow and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both evocative and mysterious, megalithic tombs have stood for thousands of years, yet they keep their meanings hidden. This book explores their origins and what they reveal to us about our ancestors. It focuses on Welsh tombs, and sheds fresh light on the meaning of these dignified structures. It also includes photographs and illustrations.
Download or read book The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales written by Glyn Edmund Daniel and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1950 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Megalithic Monuments of Britain and Ireland written by Christopher Scarre and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Stonehenge to Newgrange, one of the richest arrays of megalithic monuments in Europe is found in Britain and Ireland. Using massive stone blocks, timber posts and mounds of earth or chalk, the people of these islands built great monuments from the beginning of the Neolithic and the arrival of pottery and farming some 6000 years ago down into the Bronze Age. The number and sheer diversity of these structures is astonishing. Stone circles and chambered tombs, burial mounds and earthwork enclosures, henges and cursus monuments, all belong to the same general category of monumental prehistoric architecture. Tombs, sanctuaries, places of cult and of memory: these Neolithic monuments had numerous functions in prehistoric societies. Transforming the lanscape, such grand structures must have represented for their communities a particular way of responding to changing social and symbolic needs, whether processing the dead, gathering for ceremonies, or embellishing locations that were of sacred significance. Organized by geographical area this authoritative overview is ideal for traveller and student alike.
