Excerpt from Salopia Antiqua, or an Enquiry From Personal Survey Into the 'Druidical', Military, and Other Early Remains in Shropshire and the North Welsh Borders: With Observations Upon the Names of Places, and a Glossary of Words Used in the Country of Salop

Shew that the Druids left a number of monuments behind them, that evinced their knowledge of science, and especially of astronomy; we read, for instance, of Druid ical Gnomons and Rock Basons Rocking Stones, cradles for baby antiquaries, are adduced, to show their skill in mechanics All of which are merely natural productions.

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