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The old straight track : its mounds, beacons, moats, sites and mark stones
Watkins, Alfred, 1855-19352021
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First published in 1925, 'The Old Straight Track' outlined its author's concept of 'ley lines', supposed pre-Roman pathways consisting of aligned stone circles, standing stones and prehistoric mounds, used for trading and ceremonial purposes by our Neolithic ancestors. Based on his surveys of the Anglo-Welsh border country near his Hereford home, Alfred Watkins believed that in ancient times the country was criss-crossed by a network of straight-line travel routes, with prominent features of the landscape used as navigation points. Watkins's theories have intrigued and inspired generations of readers - from historians to hill walkers, and from amateur archaeologists to new-age occultists.
Main title:
Author:
Watkins, Alfred, 1855-1935, author
Edition:
New edition / with a new introduction by Robert Macfarlane.
Imprint:
London : Apollo, 2021.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781800249523 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
914.2
Language:
English
BRN:
4963487