112 Bibliograjphy of Stonehenge and Avehury. 



Polydore Vergil [1470, c — 1555] : Historian. 



1534:. HiSTORiE OF England ; fol. : Basle. 



1846. Edited by Sir H. Ellis for Camden Soc. ; two vols., 8vo. : 

 London. 



See Vol. I., Period prior to the Norman Conquest, xv., 324. 



Stonehenge is the " tumbe " of Aurelius Ambrosius : it is a " rioU sepulcher, 

 in the fashion of a crowne of great square stones" [p. 117]. Polydore 

 Vergil rejected the exploits of Arthur, of Brennus, and of Brutus, as 

 fabulous ; and he also repudiated much of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history 

 {see I., 117), for which he was abused by his contemporaries as " a 

 disparager of English antiquities." 



Porter, Professor J. L. [1823—1889]: Traveller. 



1858. Murray's Handbook for vSyria and Palestine; two 

 vols., 8vo., 652 pp. : London. 



1875. Second Edition (re-written). 



Desci'ibes the immense stones (in weight 1100 tons) in the ruins of Baalbek. 

 These date back to Phoenician times, and have been raised to a height of 

 20 feet. The term " Trilithon " was applied to the temple built upon the 

 basement of which three specially large stones (each measuring 63 x 13 X 13 

 feet) formed a part ; (Vol. II., 558—567). 



For illustrations of Baalbek see Wood and Dawkins : and also Roberts' 

 Sketches of the Holy Land. 



Poste, Rev Beale [1793 — 1871]: Antiquary. 

 1853. Britannic Kesearches ; 8vo., xi., 436 ; with four cuts : 

 London. 



Stonehenge was originally a rude Druidical stone circle. This was enlarged 

 and elaborated by Ambrosius Aurelianus in 495 A.D. [See pp. 282 — 89.] 



1857. Britannia Antiqua ; 8vo., x., 375 ; with map: London. 



An extension of the author's book of 1853. Deals with Nennius ; Gildas, 

 etc. ; Arthur; Aurelius Ambrosius; the Belgic Gauls, etc. 



Potter, T. 1896. Stonehenge. Salisbury Journal, 22 Aug. 

 Report of a lecture upon the subject named. 



Po'Wnall, Thomas [1722 — 1805] : Politician and antiquary. 

 1773. Sepulchral Monument at New Grange, Ireland. 

 Arclmolofjia, XL, 236 — 275 ; with five plates. 



This paper has a postscript on the " Manner of Raising the Stones of 

 Stonehenge," etc., pp. 272 — 275. Applies the method described by 

 Herodotus to a combination of wedging and casing the stones, so that 

 they could readily first be rolled along, and then set upright. The lintels 

 were first cased, and then rolled up inclined planes of wooden frame-work. 



