George Forrest Browne

On Some Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Dunecht House Aberdeenshire

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1921, this book presents a detailed discussion of antiquities, must notably stone circles, discovered in the area around Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9781107536647
• ISBN-10: 1107536642
• Artikelnr.: 43603293

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Characteristic antiquities of this district of Aberdeenshire
2. Druidism the religion of a very early race in Caledonia
3. Varieties of stone circle
4. Stellar and solar circles
5. Origin of the name Echt
6. An early report on Aberdeenshire circles
7. Petrology
8. Dyce, circle
9. The Ogam script
10. The Newton stone - supposed hopelessness of the inscriptions
11. Remarkable figures incised on rude stones
12. Topographical distribution of Pictish sculptured stones
13. The Druids and the stars
Index.