112 Bibliography of Stonehenge and Avebury. 



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 NormaD Conquest, xv., 324. 



Stonehenge is the " tumbe " of Aurelius Ambrosias : it is a " rioll 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 Syria and Palestine ; two 

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

 1875. Second Edition (re-written). 



Describes 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 leach 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 L171>."> — 1871]: Antiquary. 

 1853. Britannic Researches; 8vo., xl, 436; with four cuts : 

 London. 



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

 and elaborated by Ambrosius Aurelianus in 4 ( .>5 A.D. pp. *2S'2 — M*>. 



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



An extension of the author's book of l s ">-".. heals witli Xennius; Gildas, 

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



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



Report of a lecture upon the subject named. 



Pownall, Thomas [17__ — 1805] : /V// /<■///>* and nitiquary. 



177.3. SKPUbCHRAL MoNl'MKNT AT Nk\V (JraN<;K, IRELAND. 



Archo3ologia f IL, 236 — -75 ; with five plates. 



This paper has 11 postscript on the " Manner of liaising the Stones of 

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

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

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

 were lii -t cased, and then l olled up inclined planes of wooden frame-work. 



