Ley lines

Ley Lines : were 're-discovered' by a man called Alfred Watkins (1855-1935), on the 30th June 1921.

'Ley lines, or Leys, are alignments of ancient sites stretching across the landscape. Ancient sites or holy places may be situated in a straight line ranging from two to several miles in length.

A ley may be identified simply by an aligned placing of marker sites, or it might be visible on the ground for all or part of its length by the remnants of an old straight track.'Watkins noticed a straight line that passed over hilltops through various ancient points of interest, while he was looking at a map for features of interest.

At the time Watkins didn't really have a theory about what he had found; instead, on that June afternoon, "in a flash" he saw 'a whole pattern of lines stretching across the landscape.' His vision is described as follows in a book he titled, The Old Straight Track, which appeared four years later in 1925.