{"id":1003,"date":"2019-05-15T13:09:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevemars.org\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1003"},"modified":"2022-10-26T07:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:48:24","slug":"standing-stones","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/stevemars.org\/product\/standing-stones","title":{"rendered":"Standing Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing stones come in a variety of guises. Some are erected in circles; some make up megalithic tombs; some have intriguing patterns on them or are steeped in myth.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-standing questions include why they were erected and how? What do they tell us about Britain\u2019s cultural history? As a standing stones enthusiast, Steve Marshall has traveled the British Isles to inspect these fascinating monoliths. Stonehenge and Avebury are possibly the most famous sites in Britain, but the Standing Stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis also have a magical quality; and at the Ness of Brodgar, a Neolithic complex has recently been uncovered by archaeologists.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With accompanying photographs taken by the author, this accessible guide gives a wonderful overview of some of the most iconic megalithic sites in Britain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32 pages<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book dimensions: 17.2 x 0.3 x 24 cm <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published 2017<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>* Free UK delivery (including postage and packing).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1006\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevemars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/standing-stones-excerpt-300x284.jpg?resize=300%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Standing Stones Book Excerpt\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevemars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/standing-stones-excerpt.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevemars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/standing-stones-excerpt.jpg?w=536&amp;ssl=1 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing stones come in a variety of guises. 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