The Stones of the Ancestors: Unveiling the Mystery of Scotland’s Standing Stones

Scattered throughout Western Europe are the enigmatic monumental remains of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Stonehenge in the south of England, however, thousands of burial cairns, stone circles, standing stones and rock carvings are found in other parts of the British Isles. For the past 30 years I have been surveying these monuments in Scotland to try and understand what their solar and lunar orientations might have meant in the beliefs of our ancient ancestors.

McHardy succeeds in demonstrating that our living culture in Scotland is older and more complex than we previously realised. DONALD SMITH on The Nine Maidens by Stuart McHardy

Written and arranged in a way that is both accessible and scholarly, this is an excellent addition to the growing body of work on the Picts. THE COURIER on A New History of the Picts by Stuart McHardy

Scattered throughout Western Europe are the enigmatic monumental remains of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Stonehenge in the south of England, however, thousands of burial cairns, stone circles, standing stones and rock carvings are found in other parts of the British Isles. For the past 30 years I have been surveying these monuments in Scotland to try and understand what their solar and lunar orientations might have meant in the beliefs of our ancient ancestors.

• | Author: Douglass Scott, Stuart McHardy
• | Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: Dec 30, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781804251584
• | ISBN-10: 1804251585