Preface (p.xviii-xix)

Acknowledgements (p.xx-xxi)

A note of dating conventions (p.xxii)

Introduction (p.1-13)

chapter one. The earlier work on stone circles (p.14-18)

chapter two. The origins of stone circles (p.19-35 inclusive)

Introduction (p.19-20)

Foreign origins (p.20-21)

Ritual enclosures (p.21-24)

Hengers (p.24-30)

Timber circles (p.30)

a. Under barrows (p.30)

b. Free-standing (p.31-33)

Passage-graves (p.33-34)

Conclusions (p.34-35)

chapter three. Stone circle: Some problems (p.36-54 inclusive)

1. Open circles (p.36-39)

2. Diameters and 'burians' (p.40-41)

3. Shapes (p.41-45)

4. Dating of the shapes (p.45)

a. Architecture (p.45-46)

b. C-14 determinations (p.46)

c. Artefacts (p.47-50)

5. Astronomy (p.50-54)

chapter four. The stone circles of Cumbria (p.55-97 inclusive)

1. The distribution of open circles in Britain (p.55-57)

2. The dating of the Cumbrian circles (p.57-61)

3. Situation of the Cumbrian circles (p.61-64)

4. The early circles (p.64-70)

5. Construction (p.71-78)

6. Function (p.78-89)

7. The anatomy of Long Meg (p.89-92)

8. Burial and continuity (p.92-97)

chapter five. The open circles of Western Britain (p.98-139)

1. Introduction (p.98-99)

2. Orkney mainland (p.99-92)

3. The Twelve Apostles, Dumfriesshire (p.102-103)

4. Stanton Drew, Somerset (p.103-106)

5. Dartmoor (p.106-115)

6. Bodmin Moor (p.115-122)

7. Land's End (p.122-128)

8. Brittany (p.128-136)

9. Conclusions (p.136-139)

chapter six. The stone circles of Scotland (p.140-212 inclusive)

1. The western Isles (p.140-155)

2. Northern Scotland (p.155-160)

3. Moray Firth (p.160-167)

4. Aberdeenshire (p.167-190)

5. Central Scotland (p.190-202)

6. South-west Scotland (p.202-212)

chapter seven. The stone circles of Ireland (p.213-253 inclusive)

1. South-west Ireland (Munster) (p.213-224)

2. Western Ireland (p.224-232)

3. Eastern Ireland (p.232-240)

4. New Grange (p.240-242)

5. North Ireland (p.242-253)

chapter eight. The stone circles of Wales (p.254-272 inclusive)

1. Introduction (p.254-255)

2. South-west Wales (p.255-257)

3. West Coast (p.257-260)

4. Mynydd Eppynt (p.260-264)

5. Shropshire-Montgomery (Powys) (p.264-267)

6. North Wales (p.267-272)

chapter nine. The stone circles of Eastern and Southern Britain (p.273-301 inclusive)

1. Introduction (p.273-274)

2. The circle-henges (p.274-282)

3. The smaller rings of the north-east and midlands (p.282-292)

4. The Rollright Stones (p.292-297)

5. The small rings of southern and western England (p.297-301)

chapter ten. The stone circles of Wessex (p.302-333 inclusive)

1. Introduction (p.302)

2. Stonehenge (p.302-316)

6. The lesser stones rings (p.316-320)

4. Avebury (p.320-333)

County Concordance (p.334)

Appendix 1: County Gazetter of the stone circles in the British isles (p.335-371)

Appendix 2: Diameter of stone circles (p.372-373)

Appendix 3: Significance of the number of stones in the stone circles of the British Isles (p.374-375)

Bibliography (p.376-395)

Index (p.396-410)