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Bibliography of Stonehenge and Avebury. 



sand and some unctuous cement." Ancient historians call it Chorea 

 Grigantum. Camden — following Geoffrey of Monmouth — gives the two 

 legends connecting the monument with the name of Ambrosius ; but 

 adds : — " it is not my business to enter into any critical discussion on this 

 subject, though I cannot but lament that so little is known of the authors 

 of such a monument." Camden himself does not mention Avebury ; but 

 his first translator — Holland — adds a brief reference to a camp, trench, 

 and huge stones there. 



Carnarvon (fourth) Earl of [1831—1890] 

 1885. Vigil in Stonehenge. National Review, V., 540 — 546. 

 Eecords the sunrise (June 21st, 1860) over the " Friar's Heel," as seen 

 from the altar-stone. 



Carruthers Wm. : late Keeper, Botanical Department, British 

 Museum. 



1885. Fossil Eoots in Sarsens of Wilts. Gcol. Mag., 3 ser., 

 II., 361 — 2, with one cut. 

 The roots appear to be those of palms. 



Carter, Jno. [1748 — 1817] : Draughtsman and Architect 

 1795. Ancient Architecture of England: foL: London. 

 1845. Edition by Jno. Britton ; fol., viii, 74 ; with one hundred 

 and six plates. 



For Stonehenge see plates II. and III., with accompanying letterpress. 



Caylus, Count de [1692 — 1765]: French Archaeologist. 

 1761 — 67. Rbcubil des Antiquites Egyptiennes, Etrusques, 

 Greeques, Romanies et Gauloises : 7 vols., 4to., c. 400 pp. each : 

 Paris. 



This fine work contains some hundreds of plates, and is very useful for 

 reference and comparison. 



Caxton, Wm [1422—1491]: The first English printer. 

 1480. Ciihoniclks of Kngland; i'ol. : London. 

 " The second j wonder] is at Stonehenge besides Salisbury. T her ben grete 

 stones and wonder huge and ben rered on heygh as it were pates so that 

 semen gates sette upon othir gates. Netheles it is not knowen clerely 

 nor apperceyved how and wherfore they ben so arered and so wonderfully 

 honged." 



Chambers. C. G. L890. Stonehenge, Report Marlboro 9 Coll. 

 X. II. Sue. for 1889; pp. 25 30, with one plate, 



Baob upright of the fcrilithons had " about 1 feet (5 inches of the lower part 



