Prehistoric Stone Circles

A concise history of Britain's most atmospheric prehistoric sites.

Drawing on modern surveys and excavations, Aubrey Burl reveals that stone circles were not crude arrangements but carefully designed ritual centres-some over five thousand years old-often aligned with the rising and setting of the sun or moon.

This book explains the history and the facts known about them, and shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of the significance these gaunt, grey circles had to their builders.