A Guide to Ancient Sites in Britain

A Guide to Ancient Sites in Britain lists more than 126 prehistoric and ancient locations across the country, from the Isles of Scilly to Orkney and Shetland. Each entry provides a map reference and a concise account of the site, making the book useful for tracing Britain’s surviving monuments and their settings.

Alongside archaeological description, the Bords record associated folklore and discuss reported astronomical alignments, bringing traditional belief and landscape interpretation into the same account. The sites were selected and photographed by Janet and Colin Bord, with the volume also providing a bibliography and index. Its coverage includes the stone circles, megalithic remains and other ancient places that helped shape later traditions about Britain’s sacred and enigmatic landscapes.