Archaic England, an essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, placenames, and faeric superstitions (1919)
Bayley, Harold · London : Chapman & Hall ltd. · leaf 850
Fir.. 47S.—Kerris Roimdaoo. From Anliquifiea of CormcaU. Christ tradition in Britain owed little to the Romanmission of Augustine, but was of far older origin. Wemay perhaps trace the original transit of Cris to Sancris atCarissa, now Carixa, in Spain : among the numerous coinsof this district some… … Caris, some bear the head of the young Hercules, others afemale head.^ As in classic Latin C was invariably pro-nounced hard, it is probable that the maiden Caris wasCeres, and that the Cretan pair are responsible for KerrisRoundago, an egg-like monument near Sancreed ; also forCresswell in Durham…
Archaeology · England -- Antiquities
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