Stone Circles etc in Eire

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Daminxa Aug 9, 2004 11:45:11

Does anyone know of any Modern Antiquarian style publications about stone circles and other such sites in Eire? There are loads of them, apparently, and it'd be nice to have a gazeteer type thing explaining what they're all about, where to find them and so on. If anyone knows of a comprehensive guide, please let me know and I'd be hugely grateful. If there isn't such a thing, perhaps Mr Cope could consider it as a future project...

Jane Aug 9, 2004 12:29:30

Replying to Daminxa

I think FourWinds has such a plan up his sleeve.... At the mo, your best bet is his wonderful website http://www.megalithomania.com

J
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wideford Aug 9, 2004 15:46:52

Replying to Daminxa

Not Modern Antiquarian in type but a slightly less terse equivalent to the Batsford guides (despite its title) is "Guide To National and Historic Monuments of Ireland" by Peter Harbison ISBN 0-7171-1956-4. Try to see if your local library can get one through another library.

ocifant Aug 9, 2004 18:39:04

Replying to Daminxa

There are the Jack Roberts booklets (review at http://www.megalithomania.com/show/review/27) as well as the Kenneth McNally tome, Standing Stones and Monuments of Early Ireland:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0862812011/qid=1092075624/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/026-3457825-3290844

both of which I used effectively during my Cork trip.