New book: The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain is now published and is the first book to document the reality of giants in the British Isles.  

Did giants really exist in the British Isles? Do the legends of them building Stonehenge hold any reality? Why do the establishment deny they ever existed?

Hugh Newman and Jim Vieira, best selling authors of Giants On Record: America’s Hidden History, Secrets in the Mounds and the Smithsonian Files (2015), and stars of History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants and Ancient Aliens investigate these claims and take a deep dive into obscure newspaper accounts, antiquarian diaries, archaeological reports, local history records, newly-translated ancient texts, academic papers, new scientific reports and written evidence from hundreds of sources going back over a 4000-year period to uncover the truth. Over 250 accounts of the remains of giant human  skeletons ranging from 7ft to 21ft have been found in the archaeological and historical record, often measured and commented on by famous scientists, scholars and writers at the time.

A wealth of folklore from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland talk about sophisticated cultures of giants with supernatural powers and advanced technology who had control over thunder and lightning, as witnessed when their tombs were disturbed by later generations. They were often high kings and queens who were master geomancers, surveyors, architects and astronomers who ruled from their mountain-top fortresses. Whilst others were cannibals with violent tendencies who enjoyed throwing gigantic rocks across the landscape into geometrical configurations.

The authors take a close look at these age-old stories and the remarkable skeletal discoveries to reveal for the first time an important lost chapter of British history. Here is a unique ‘top ten’ of the giants.

TOP TEN GIANT DISCOVERIES IN ANCIENT BRITAIN

10: Cadair Idris, Wales, 7ft
Two seven feet tall skeletons in a burial with hazel dowsing rods were unearthed at the base of Cadair Idris in Wales in 1685 by peat-diggers. The mountain is the mythical home of ‘Idris Gawr’ (the Giant Idris), who was one of the three ‘Holy Astronomers of Britain’ and was also a renowned king who ruled in the 6th century.

9. St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, 8ft 
An eight-foot skeleton was discovered in the early 1800s on St Michael’s Mount inside a narrow dungeon cut in the solid rock which is now the crypt below the chapel. Ancient myths talk of Cormoran the Giant who was killed by Jack-the-Giant-Killer.

8. Lundy Island, Devon, 8ft 7in

In 1856 two skeletons were discovered on the south part of the island, one was 8ft 5in, and the other was 8ft 7in. They were buried in stone-lined graves with several other average sized skeletons. In old legends, rock-wielding giants who were masters of sorcery were said to be buried there, who: “...were driven there from bases in Cornwall and that they angrily hurled rocks back to the mainland.”

7. Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, 9ft
In the year 1191, the monks of Glastonbury Abbey announced a major discovery claiming the skeleton of King Arthur had been found. Witnesses claimed it was nine feet long, and next to it was a female skeleton with a plait of blond hair, said to be Guinevere. A lead cross with latin inscriptions said it was the tomb of King Arthur. Nearby, in a prehistoric ‘lake-village,’ 7ft long longbows made of Yew were discovered.

6. Maeshowe, Orkney, 10ft
Maeshowe is a major megalithic tomb on mainland Orkney, Scotland, dating to 2800 BC. In 1861 it was reported that a ten-foot-tall skeleton and two mummies were found inside. Another account from 1529 reveals that a 14-foot skeleton was also unearthed in the area (although this is likely to be the same find).  

5. Glenelg Broch, Scotland, 11ft
At the 2000-year-old Dun Telve Broch in Glenelg, Scotland, two remarkable skeletons were discovered, one approximately 8 1/2 feet and the other almost 11 feet tall. This is one of many stone towers found in Scotland, and the local area was known as the ‘Field of the Big Men.’

4. Duchuil, Co.Mayo, Ireland, 12ft 6in
The famous Saint Patrick may have been the first ever archaeologist, and whilst digging up ancient graves, he discovered an over twelve-foot-long skeleton of an ancient warrior in a long barrow in Ireland. Also in the tomb was a huge axe and gigantic sword, but St Patrick dispersed the bones and ancient weaponry after trying to save the soul of the Pagan giant and apparently sent him to heaven! 

3. St Bee’s, Cumbria, 13ft 6in
In the early 1800s, Hugh Hodson dug up a nearly fourteen-foot-tall giant in corn fields in St Bee’s, Cumbria. The skeleton still had full armour, a huge sword and an axe measuring over “two yards long.” The finds were distributed between the local villagers. 

2. Stonehenge, Wiltshire, 14ft 10in
In the early 1500s, Sir Thomas Elyot, author, diplomat and scholar, reported on a 14ft 10in skeleton found a few miles south of Stonehenge. Also in the huge oak coffin was an ancient book with mysterious inscriptions on it. In 1719, a 9ft 4in skeleton was found in a mound nearby. The earliest recorded name of Stonehenge is ‘The Giant’s Dance,’ and in legend the stone circle was said to have been built by a tribe called the ‘Cangick Giants.'

1. Cor Giant, Northumberland, 21ft
In 1660, the remains of a stunning skeleton was unearthed at Corbridge, near a section of Hadrian’s Wall. It was said to measure 21 feet long, and in the early 1800s another skull was found nearby of “immense size.” The rib of the giant ended up in Keswick Museum in Cumbria where other colossal skulls and bones were kept. 

Notes to Editors - Press and Review Copies Available On Request, please email [email protected] 
The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain is published by Avalon Rising Publications and is available in hardback £20.99, paperback £15.99 and ebook formats. 404 pages. B/W. 6x9 inch. The book is available on Amazon, book stores, and on our website, where you can find info about the upcoming events www.megalithomania.co.uk/giantsofbritain.html. The authors are available for radio interviews, podcasts and TV appearances. Images are attached in email. High-res pics can be emailed on request.

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