A unique illustrated guidebook to walking 40 of Britain & Ireland`s most important & impressive prehistoric monuments. Ranging from stone circles & henges to hillforts & burial chambers, Bill Bevan describes how these monuments were deliberately built & located to be seen & approached from certain directions. Processional routes led to ceremonies at stone circles, henges & tombs. Hillforts were built & designed to look imposing from specific directions to deter potential attackers. There are even ancient long-distance paths like the Ridgeway which are accessible today. The walks lead you back in time from the modern landscape to reconstruct in the mind`s eye what the prehistoric landscape would have looked like. The history & significance of each monument is discussed & generously illustrated with new colour photographs. For each walk there is a specially commisioned colour map & directions & there are also grid references, OS map recommendations & difficulty gradings, with family friendly walks highlighted. From Stonehenge to Skara Brae, from the imposing hillfort at Tre`r Ceiri to the Newgrange tomb illuminated by the midwinter sunrise, this book helps you to follow in the footsteps of the people who created Britain`s extraordinary ancient heritage.