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Sky and Landscape

The ancient landscape of Britain is a subject of fascination to many people. They love to visit stone circles and rows, passage mounds and dolmens and individual standing stones whose purpose now seems mysterious and inexplicable.

The academic subject of archaeoastronomy developed from a desire to understand these fascinating sites. Its aim is to examine their carefully chosen locations from the point of view of the movements of the sun and moon as seen from earth.

However, there are no simple basic introductory books for people interested in the subject. Most of the literature is presented in a difficult and complex manner, especially for the non-scientist. Yet the ideas about the relationship of sky and landscape are natural and obvious when once they are pointed out.

The aim of Sky and Landscape is to solve this problem by providing information through articles, books and occasional courses and lectures. We want people to have the basic information for them to start their own investigations and to experience the thrill of their own discoveries.

Archaeologists have in general closed their minds to this approach to prehistoric sites. Therefore the vast number of megalithic monuments around the country need informed and enthusiastic amateurs to study the reasons for their positioning with regard to both their astronomy and the shape of the surrounding horizons.

Ultimately we believe that the cumulative effect of this knowledge will be to change the attitude of historians to the societies of the prehistoric world, showing that they were far more culturally advanced than has so far been realised.

Death of John Michell

An Appreciation of John Michell (1933 –2009)

by Robin Heath, April 25^th 2009

With the passing of John Michell, the planet has lost a truly original thinker and the earth mysteries movement loses its father figure................Click here

ARTICLES BY ROBIN HEATH

ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN STONEHENGE BLUESTONE SHOCK Click here

NEW STONE CIRCLE DISCOVERED ON LUNDY : Click here

Discovery of a working soli-lunar calendar device at Carnac.
4000 BC!

Within the area known as Le Manio complex may be found a curious kerbed stone structure known as the Le Manio quadrilateral.
During the recent ACEM solstice conference at nearby Plouharnel, during
an on-site seminar from Howard Crowhurst, I suddenly recognised
something that I had been looking for for over twenty years, and found
time later to take a theodolite and a carbon fibre tape measure to the
site in order to investigate further. The results were astonishing -

the PDF says it all. VIEW THIS FILE

Enjoy the ride

Robin Heath
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Robin Heath
Robin Heath is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Wales, Lampeter. Previously a senior lecturer and college department head, he has taught surveying, navigation and mathematics over 25 years. An internationally published author on astronomy, sacred geography and the megalithic culture of Europe, Robin founded Megalithic Tours to promote a wider interest in Neolithic and Bronze Age culture. He has lectured on the sacred geography module at Bath Spa University College and teaches astronomy at an Oxford University FAS summer school. He is a consultant to the Ouroboros Research and Education Trust.

Irene Earis
Irene Earis holds an M.A (Oxon) in English Literature and an M.A. (Bath Spa) in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, is a qualified teacher and has spent many years examining astronomical alignments of megalithic sites in mid Wales.

Article by Irene Earis