Stonehenge and other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
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STONEHENGE AND OTHER BRITISH STONE MONUMENTS Astronomically Considered
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II THE ASTRONOMICAL DIVISIONS OF THE YEAR
CHAPTER III THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISIONS OF THE YEAR
CHAPTER IV THE VARIOUS NEW-YEAR DAYS
CHAPTER V CONDITIONS AND TRADITIONS AT STONEHENGE
CHAPTER VI GENERAL ARCHITECTURE OF STONEHENGE
CHAPTER VII ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS AT STONEHENGE IN 1901[11]
CHAPTER VIII ARCHÆOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT STONEHENGE, 1901
CHAPTER IX WAS THERE AN EARLIER CIRCLE?
CHAPTER X THE MAY AND JUNE WORSHIPS IN BRITTANY
CHAPTER XI ASTRONOMICAL HINTS FOR ARCHÆOLOGISTS
CHAPTER XII ASTRONOMICAL HINTS FOR ARCHÆOLOGISTS—Continued.
CHAPTER XIII STENNESS (Lat. 59° N.).
CHAPTER XIV THE HURLERS (Lat. 50° 31′ N.)
CHAPTER XV THE DARTMOOR AVENUES
CHAPTER XVI THE DARTMOOR AVENUES (continued)
CHAPTER XVII STANTON DREW (Lat. 51° 10′ N.)
CHAPTER XVIII FOLKLORE AND TRADITION
February 4.
May 6.
August 8.
November 8.
CHAPTER XIX SACRED FIRES
CHAPTER XX SACRED TREES
I. The May Celebrations.
II. The Rowan Tree and Witchcraft.
CHAPTER XXI HOLY WELLS AND STREAMS
1. Pagan origin.
2. Wells generally situated near stone monuments or churches which have replaced them.
3. Association of sacred wells with sacred trees.
4. Well worship and offerings.
5. Time of the chief festival.
CHAPTER XXII WHERE DID THE BRITISH WORSHIP ORIGINATE?
CHAPTER XXIII THE SIMILARITY OF THE SEMITIC AND BRITISH WORSHIPS
1. The cult of sacred stones or cairns.
2. Sacred fires.
3. The cult of the sacred tree.
4. The cult of the sacred well.
5. The time of the chief festivals.
6. The characteristics of the festivals.
7. The worship in high places.
8. The god or gods worshipped.
9. The worship of the sun and stars.
CHAPTER XXIV THE MAY-YEAR IN SOUTH-WEST CORNWALL
CHAPTER XXV THE MERRY MAIDENS CIRCLE (LAT. 50° 4′ N.)
CHAPTER XXVI THE TREGASEAL CIRCLES (LAT. 50° 8′ 25″ N., LONG. 5° 39′ 25″ W.)
CHAPTER XXVII SOME OTHER CORNISH MONUMENTS
Boscawen-un, N. Lat. 50° 5′ 20″
“Stripple Stones” (lat. 50° 32′ 50″ N., long. 4° 37′ W.)
“Nine Maidens” (lat. 50° 28′ 20″ N., long. 4° 54′ 35″ W.)
CHAPTER XXVIII THE CLOCK-STARS IN EGYPT AND BRITAIN.
Egypt.
Britain.
CHAPTER XXIX A SHORT HISTORY OF SUN TEMPLES
The Original Cult
The May-Year Monuments in Britain.
May Warnings.
August warnings.
November warnings.
February Warnings.
The Solstitial Year Monuments.
CHAPTER XXX THE LIFE OF THE ASTRONOMER-PRIESTS
APPENDICES
I. Details of the Theodolite Observations at Stonehenge
II. Hints on Making, and Method of Reducing, the Field Observations.
INDEX
Transcriber’s Notes
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