This book charts the story of Gloucestershire's landscape and its inhabitants over a period spanning more than half a million years.

The spectacular stone circles of western Europe, some nearly 6000 years old, have intrigued viewers through the ages. This beautiful book about these megalithic rings explores their ancestry, methods of construction, and eventual desertion. A substantially revised version of Aubrey Burl's highly praised work The Stone Circles of the British Isles, it offers new insights into the purpose of stone circles. It also provides a new interpretation of Stonehenge and of Callanish in Scotland, the first overview of the cromlechs in Brittany, a discussion of the problems of archaeoastronomy as related to stone circles, a greatly expanded Gazetteer, and an up-to-date list of radiocarbon dates and recent excavations.

This study aims to collate the evidence for prehistoric settlement in South-East Wales, and in so doing shows the sheer wealth of sites and importance of the region in prehistoric times. The process of analysing the existing sites enabled more to be identified, such as in the Black Mountains, and the book is intended to be a spring-board for future research.

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

LIST OF PARISHES Ambleston Amroth Angle Bayvil Begelly Bletherston Bosherston Boulston Brawdy Bridell Burton Caldey and St. Margaret's Islands Camros Capel Colman Carew Cartlett Castellan Castlebythe Castlemartin Cathedral Close of St. Davids (see St. Davids: The Cathedral Close of). Cheriton (see Stackpole Elidyr) Cilgerran Cilrhedyn West Clarbeston Clydai Coed Cenlas (or Cenles) Cosheston Crinow Cronware Dale Dinas Eglwyswrw Fishguard North Fishguard South Frey strop Furzy Park and Portfield Granston Grondre Gumfreston Hakin Haroldston St. Issels Haroldston West Hasguard Haverfordwest: Hamlet of St. Martin Haverfordwest: Hamlet of St. Mary Haverfordwest: Hamlet of St. Thomas Hayscastle Henry's Moat Herbrandston Hodgeston Hubberston Hundleton Jeffreston Johnston Jordanston Lambston Lampeter Velfrey (see Llanbedr V.) Lamphey Langum ... Lawhaden Lawrenny Letterston Little Newcastle Llanbedr (Lampeter) Velfrey Llanddewi Velfrey Llandeilo Llandeloy Llandyssilio West Llanfair Nant y Gof Llanfair Nant Gwyn Llanfallteg West Llanfihangel Penbedw Llanfyrnach Llangan West Llangolman Llanhywel Llanllawer Llanreithan Llanrian Llanstadwel Llanstinan Llantood Llanwnda Llanycefn Llanychaer Llanychllwydog Llysyfran Loveston Ludchurch Maenclochog Maenordeifi Maenorowen Manorbier Marloes Marteltwy Mathry Meline Milford Minwear Monington Monkton Morvil Mounton Moylgrove Mynachlog Ddu Narberth Narbeth North Narbeth South Nash Nevern New Moat Newport Newton North Neyland Nolton Pembroke: St. Mary Pembroke: St. Michael Penally ... Penrhudd Pontfaen Prendergast North Puncheston Pwllcrochan Redberth Reynalton Rhoscrowther Robeston Wathen Robeston West Roch Rosemarket Rudbaxton St. Brides St. Davids St. Davids Cathedral Close of St. Dogmaels Rural St. Dogwells St. Edrens St. Elvies St. Florence St. IsmaelsSt. Issells St. Lawrence ... St. Margaret's Island (see Caldey). St. Nicholas St. Petrocs St. Twynnells Slebech Spittal Stackpole Elidyr Steynton Talbenny Tenby: St. Mary in Liberty Tenby: St. Mary out Liberty Trefgarn Upton Uzmaston Vorlan Walton East Walton West Walwyn's Castle Warren Whitchurch Whitechurch Williamstown East Wiston Yerbeston

This essential and unique aspect of the Museum's collections is comprehensively catalogued for the first time. Contains background information on archaeological finds and their locations.