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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 January 2012
In the following pages it is not my intention to describe Egyptian obelisks, respecting which I can say nothing new and striking. My desire is to give some interesting particulars relating to a few rude monoliths of Western Europe, which may not be so well known, and, by comparing them with the monoliths of Egypt, to show that they are worthy the attention of antiquaries, and that a fair conclusion as to their uses may be arrived at.
page 422 note a I describe it as his “gift” because the nation's claim to it was long ago abandoned.
page 423 note a It is possible, however, that their defences may have been stockades.
page 423 note b British Barrows, Introduction, p. 111.