Silures in Britain, 162-3; in Wales and Anglesea, 163; Cornwall, ib.; join with Brigantes, 381.
Simpson, Sir J., cited as to Vetta, 271; as to pit-markings, 425.
Sinai, monuments at, 443-4.
Sing, Jey, observatory, 7.
Sivite temple, ruined, at Iwullee, 484.
Sjöberg, 276; his merits, 276-9; treats dolmens all as pre-historic, 306.
Skailbay, 252.
Skaili, death of, 528.
Skene, see Stuart, Glennie.
Slieve na Calliagh, 213 (see Hengist and Horsa); when first remarked, 213; illustrations of, 214 et seq.; style of sculpture, 215; find at, 215-6; mysterious great stone saucer, 210; find, 217-8; absence of circles, alignments, and rude-stone monuments, 219.
Sligo trilithon, 108; cairn of Ballysadare, King Eochy's tomb, 179.
Smidstrup, buried dolmen at, 311.
Smith, Colonel Baird, his excavation at Kutab pillar, 481.
Smith, Dr., his astronomical theory, 7.
'Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge' cited, 510 et seq.
Smyrna, date of tombs at, 32.
Smythe, Piazzi, his theories, 31, 91.
Snake theory, see Stukeley, Dr.
Snio, king, where slain, 279.
Spain, writers on its rude-stone monuments, 377; dolmens there, ib.; dolmen race, 378; its navigation, in which direction, 378 et seq.; prehistoric race in Spain, 379; its characteristics, ib.; and non-use of stone in prehistoric times, ib.; Iberians, Celtiberiaus, Turanians, ib.; Carthaginians, Romans, 381; Moors' easy conquest proves earlier settlements in Spain, ib.; Spanish race of Heremon in Ireland, ib.; Spaniards, Siloros, migrate to Britain, ib.; part occupied by them in Ireland, 382; date of Heremon, 383; light thrown by rude-stone monuments on connexion of Spain and Ireland, ib.; Roman architecture, its influence upon rude-stone monuments, 394.
Spaniards in Ireland, 227.
Spring Farm, 117.
Square enclosures in North America, 511-12.
Squares in Algeria, 399; four cairns enclosed in squares, 402.
Squier and Davis, Messrs., their survey of America, 510 seq.
St. Augustine's monastery, 23.
St. Barbe, 354; head of column at, 355.
St. Columba, 227; converts Picts, 248; visits King Brude, 267; language of Picts unknown to, 271.
St. Front, Perigueux, church, 330.
St. Germain-sur-Vienne, 386. See Confolans.
St. Helier, cells at, 52.
St. Jerome cited as to barbarism of Irish, 235.
St. Malo, Maximus and British landed there, 374.
St. Pancras, heathen fane consecrated to, 22.
St. Patern, a Breton, his death, 373.
St. Patrick fails to convert Leoghaire, 195; legend of him and demons, 227.
St. Servan, battle near, 374.
St. Vigean's stone, 273.
Stand Low find, 13.
Stanton Drew circles, 64; not observatories, 7; circles at, 148; similar to those in Derbyshire and Cumberland in purpose and date, ib.; plan of, 149; oval, ib.; avenues, 150; Kingstone, ib.; Stukeley's interpolation of serpentine avenues, ib.; ruins of dolmens, 151; tradition as to Keyna, ib.; date of, 151-2; belongs to Arthurian age, 152; scene of Arthur's 9th battle, ib.; meaning of "Stanton," ib.; Maes Knoll, 153; meaning of word Maes, ib.; similarity to Stennis, 256-7.
Stanton Moor circle, 48, 49.
Stanley, Hon. W. C, circles enumerated by, 162; cist found by, at Plas Newvdd, 166.
Stawell, Lord, excavation directed by, at Avebury, 74-5.
Stennis, 241; dolmen, ib.; great circle like English ones, 161; like Stanton Drew, 257; date, ib.; countless barrows, ib.; magnificent effect of group, ib.; circles and barrows belong to different and what races, ib.; dates thereof, ib.
Steppes, importance of exploring with reference to Turanian origin of dolmens, 447 et seq.; tumuli, 448-9; images of dead on tombs, 449; usages as to interments and sepulchres, ib.; four-cornered grave, ib.; tumulus at Alexandropol, 450; find, 451; uncovered base of tumulus, ib.; genesis of circles, ib.; Tartar and European tombs cognate, but not of same origin as Western dolmen or circles, or menhirs, 452; Haxthausen s example an exception, ib.; examples in the Steppes carved, ib.
Stiklastad in Norway, battle at, 291.
"Stone of Destiny," where now, 382.
Stone tables, 425.
Stone temples, no classical writer connects Druids with, 20.
Stonehenge, theories respecting, 3, 4; not an observatory, 7; not alluded to by Diodorus, 8; ill-judged proceedings as to, 15; age of, 17; not mentioned by Roman writers, 20; plans, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93; circles, 100-3; Sarsen or bluestones, 92-7; trilithons, 95, 98,
