Beschreibung:
No country is as rich in field antiquities as Ireland, and this work gives an account in simple language of the origin, purpose, date and distribution of all classes of monuments with the exception of ecclesiastical remains and medieval castles.
From the Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Fifth Edition. 1. Introduction 2. Forts 3. Fields, Roads and Linear Earthworks 4. Souterrains 5. House Sites 6. Coastal Dwelling Sities 7. Ancient Cooking Places 8. Crannógs 9. Megalithic Tombs 10. Burial Mounds 11. Standing Stones 12. Stone Alignments 13. Stone Circles