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  MORE CLIPS: Trailer Introduction & Titles Stone Rows The Rollrights Bryn Celli Ddu Maeve's Cairn Formby Point Langdale Axes The Recumbents Callanish Brodgar & Stenness
For more about the film and how it was made, gallery, biographies, contact details and other information,go to either our main website or our blog by clicking the links below:  BLOG  HOMEPAGE CHAPTERS & SCENES IN THE MOVIE: THE WEST COUTRY Intro & titles Ballowall Barrow West Cornwall Men-an-Tol East Cornwall Dartmoor 1 Dartmoor 2 SOUTHERN ENGLAND Driving East 9 Stones Knowlton Henge The Chestnuts London Stone Witshire Stanton Drew Barrows Rollright Stones WALES Into Wales Gors Fawr Cromlechs Ysbyty Cynfyn The Druids A Witch's Brew Bryn Celli Ddu A Discovery IRELAND Welcome to Ireland Castleruddery Irish Potpourri How Many? Carrowmore Maeve's Cairn Beaghmore Bru na Boinne ISLE OF MAN & NORTHERN ENGLAND The Isle of Man Footprints in the Sand Arbor Low/Nine Ladies Bleasdale Circle Rudston Monolith Axe Factories Cumbrian Circles SCOTLAND SW Scotland Rock Art Interpreting the Past 1 Interpreting the Past 2 - Kilmartin Glen The Recumbents Clava Cairns THE SCOTTISH ISLES Journey to Western Isles Callanish Final Journey Maes Howe, Brodgar & Stenness Skara Brae The Tomb of the Eagles Epilogue |
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IMPORTANT NOTE for visitors from USA & Canada:
NTSC Format version will available in the USA and Canada from May 2009 from our New York distributors, The Disinformation Company. However, If you have a special request for an NTSC copy to be supplied immediately, please contact Michael Bott by clicking here
Two years in the making, this fantastic DVD is the work of two men with a passion for the heritage left by our ancient ancestors.
My name is Michael Bott and it has been my privilege to partner writer/presenter Rupert Soskin on the making of this film, as Producer, Director, Cameraman. Our mission in making this film has been to share our enthusiasm and knowledge and to convey something of the thrill of standing with these ancient stones - stones whose purpose and meaning is tantalisingly beyond our reach, lost forever in time.
Ask most people about ancient monuments in Britain and they'll know of just one - Stonehenge. Some will mention the big stone circle at Avebury. Others will tell of the stone circle or long barrow down the road from where they live. But few, very few, will be able to name more than a few of the thousands and thousands of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments which litter the length and breadth of the British Isles.
If you thought there might be little to say about these inert, immutable monuments, then be prepared to be surprised. The stones have much to tell us. As we got into the workflow of researching, writing, planning, travelling and shooting, with schedules evolving to account for weather, breakdowns and the unexpected, we found that the 'unexpected' mostly came from the stones themselves. However much research we did and no matter how sure we were of what Rupert was going to say to camera, being there – standing with the stones – kept turning our preconceptions and our plans on their head. This was a joy and a wonder. The stones taught us to go with the flow. What astonished us, and what we hope will astonish you too, is the sheer variety and richness of landscape and story that they present to us.
This film has been more than two years in the making. Our little convoy of camper van and Land-Rover has zig-zagged its way up through England, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, the Western Isles and eventually to Orkney. We have visited well over 100 sites and between us travelled at least 12,000 miles. At last, after 8 months in the cutting room, we are finally able to share with you the fruits of our amazing adventure.
The accompanying book is now available published by THAMES & HUDSON
Click HERE to order from Amazon.co.uk
THE FORTEAN TIMES SAYS OF THE DVD:
"A stunning study of standing stones.
A work of art"
VIEWERS SAY:
"CONGRATULATIONS! I can only say "Awesome"".
GW - San Jose, CA
"... it is a triumph ... I wanted to watch the whole thing through again. It is so beautiful - the images keep coming back to me.
PH - Shipston-on-Stour
"I received the DVD today and watched it straight away. I can only say thank you. I was amazed ... It is hugely welcome to have something as comprehensive, well presented and watchable as Standing with Stones.".
SB - Nottingham.
"... very impressed with what I have seen, my husband who is not interested in history of any subject was amazed at what he was watching"
SG - Milton Keynes
"... thankyou very much. It's terrific - very rich. Lots of information, great pictures - I especially liked the animated re-creations. Congratulations to you and Rupert, and all concerned".
BG - Cootamunda - AUS
"... put on the DVD that night, intending to watch about an hour, but my wife was so fascinated we watched the whole thing; it was excellent".
NR - Coventry
LIST OF SITES IN THE FILM
Carn Gluze, Merry Maidens, Tregeseal , Nine Maidens, Boscawen Un, Pendeen Vau Fogou, Chun Quoit, Lanyon Quoit, Men An Tol, Rocky Valley, Rough Tor, The Hurlers, Duloe, Trethevy Quoit, Merrivale, Drizzlecombe, Yellowmead, Greywethers, Assycombe, Kraps Ring, Fernworthy, Froggymeade, Giant’s Grave, Round Pound,Shovel Down , Scorhill , Nine Stones, Knowlton Henge, Chestnuts, Coldrum, London Stone, Stonehenge, Woodhenge, West Kennett, Silbury Hill, Avebury, Stanton Drew, Uffington White Horse, Priddy Nine Barrows, Stoney Littleton, Waylands Smithy, Belas Knap, Rollrights, Ponty Pridd Rocking Stone, Tinkinswood, Cerrig Duon & Maen Mawr, Gors Fawr, Llech Y Tripedd, Pentre Ifan, Ysbytty Cynfyn, Moel Ty Uchaf, Druids Circle, Menai Strait, Barclodiad y Gawres, Trefignath, Bryn Celli Ddu, Castleruddery, Browne’s Hill Dolmen, Labbacallee, Ardgroom, Uragh, Shronebirrane, Poulnabrone, Carrowmore, Maeve’s Cairn, Creevykeel, Beaghmore, Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth,Tynwald Hill, Arragon Circle, Chasms, Mull Hill, Quartz BoxCashtal Yn Ard, King Orry’s Grave, Quaker Burial Ground, Formby Point, Arbor Low, Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor, Bleasedale Circle, Rudstone, Langdale Pike, Druids Circle of Ulverston, Sunkenkirk, Castlerigg, Long Meg, Nine Stones Close,Twelve Apostles, Cairnholy, Glenquicken, Achnabreck, Cairnbaan, Duncraigaig, Ballymeanoch, Great X, Nether Largie, Templewood, Leys of Marlee, Cothiemuir Wood, East Aquorthies, Loanhead of Daviot, Old Keig, Stonehead, Midmar Kirk, Sunhoney, Clava Cairns, Corrimony, Callanish, Grey Cairns of Camster, Maes Howe, Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Skara Brae, Tomb of the Eagles.