Stukely

WILLIAM STUKELY (1678 - 1765)

Stukely wrote much on Stonehenge and Avebury, and was known as the 'Arch-Druid' because of his enthusiastic championing of Druidism, which he considered to be close to Christianity. His ideas influenced Collins, Gray (q.v.) and Blake, and some moderns too. His account of his journey round Britain was published in Itinerarium Curiosum in 1724. He comments on the speech found in Newcastle:

'They speak very broad, so that as one walks the streets, one can scarce understand the common people, but is apt to fancy oneself in a foreign country.'

Myers Literary Guide:	The North-East
WILLIAM STUKELY (1678 - 1765) Stukely wrote much on Stonehenge and Avebury, and was known as the 'Arch-Druid' because of his enthusiastic championing of Druidism, which he considered to be close to Christianity. His ideas influenced Collins, Gray (q.v.) and Blake, and some moderns too. His account of his journey round Britain was published in Itinerarium Curiosum in 1724. He comments on the speech found in Newcastle: 'They speak very broad, so that as one walks the streets, one can scarce understand the common people, but is apt to fancy oneself in a foreign country.'
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