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A very interesting paper and one that will take a bit of digesting. I am particularly interested in the definition of a 'standing stone' . There are several in the moorlands of east Cheshire and Staffordshire that have been commented upon during hikes with my collegues but for which there is always the doubt that they are so-called scratching posts for livestock or gateposts in abandoned field systems.
The archeoastronomy is another matter. I am uncomfortable with the idea of isolated stones as astronomical alignment markers without substantially more evidence, perhaps in the form of stone circles or flint artifacts suggesting a long-term settlement that could justify observation over quite a long period and a reason to mark a solsticial alignment. And lunar standstills are an even bigger concern, taking 18 years or more of observation before any permanent markers can be set up.
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