Local history / The Alfred Watkins collection

Landscape and topographical works by the Herefordshire pioneer

Archaic Tracks Around Cambridge

Archaic Tracks Round Cambridge was published in 1932, and was the last book by Alfred Watkins, who died in 1935. Watkins is still well known today as the original writer about ‘ley lines’ through his influential topographical study, The Old Straight Track, and his other works including The Ley Hunter’s Manual. This is the first new edition of his Cambridge book, exploring topographical align...

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The Ley Hunter's Manual: A Guide to Early Tracks

The Ley Hunter’s Manual was written by Alfred Watkins, a Herefordshire-based antiquarian, businessman and photography pioneer, and first published in 1927 as a follow-up to his hugely successful book The Old Straight Track (also available from Heritage Hunter). Although later adopted by the New Age movement to mean lines of ‘earth energies’, Watkins’ original vision of ‘leys’ was simpl...

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The Old Straight Track: Its Mounds, Beacons, Moats, Sites and Mark Stones

The Old Straight Track was written by Alfred Watkins, a Herefordshire-based antiquarian, businessman and photography pioneer, and first published in 1925. It is the book which introduced the concept of ‘ley lines’. Although later adopted by the New Age movement to mean lines of ‘earth energies’, Watkins’ original vision was simply of a system of alignments of natural and man-made feature...

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