Stonehenge: The Wheel of Time or The Perpetual Calendar of the Druids
By Martin and Hood
1851 - 1875
This picture was used in a book written by the Rev. Edward Duke to illustrate his own theories about Stonehenge. Duke (1779-?1849) was born in Hungerford, Berkshire, but moved to Wiltshire in 1805 when he inherited the Elizabethan manor house in Lake. He was a learned man and very interested in archaeology. Sir Richard Colt Hoare helped him to excavate a barrow on his estate. Duke made frequent contributions to the Gentleman’s Magazine, mainly regarding the antiquities of Wiltshire. He published a book, called The Druidical Temples of Wiltshire, which is the culmination of his opinions. As well as being a clergyman, Duke, was a magistrate and helped the poor of the county.

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