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The Old Straight Track (Paperback)

by Alfred Watkins (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (2 April 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349137072
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349137070
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 109,779 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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** 'A remarkable book... it will not be long before Alfred Watkins is recognised for what he was, an honest visionary who saw beyond the bounds of his time.' JOHN MITCHELL, author of THE VIEW OVER ATLANTIS

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First published in 1925 THE OLD STRAIGHT TRACK remains the most important source for the study of ancient tracks or leys that criss-cross the British Isles- a fascinating system which was old when the Romans came to Britain. First in the Herefordshire countryside, and later throughout Britain, Alfred Watkins noticed that beacon hills, mounds, earthworks, moats and old churches built on pagan sites seemed to fall in straight lines. His investigation convinced him that Britain was covered with a vast network of straight tracks, aligned with either the sun or the path of a star. Although traces of this network can be found all over the country, the principles behind the ley system remain a mystery. Are they the legacy of a prehistoric scientific knowledge which is now all but lost? And was their purpose secular or religious?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still the definitive book on ley lines!, 9 Feb 1999
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"The Old Straight Track" probably has influenced more seekers of "true" Britannia than any single book. It single-handedly began the ley-line craze, and probably is responsible for most of the current interest in barrows, megaliths, and "mysterious Britain." It's still readable, too. Good photos. Good arguments. Cool conclusions. Even if you don't believe, Watkins will make you WANT to believe. The truth is out there ... and it's been under our feet all the time!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous, thick compendium of Britain's aged sight lines., 14 Feb 2002
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Excellent, early-century guide to the fascinating ley lines that criss cross Britain. These lines were amply pushed by creating notches in mountains, clearing land to view old church centers and of course the pagan mounds we all know so little about. Watkins's book is a delight and inspiring. Go back in time when people had to rely on contours and landmarks from many miles away. Sometimes older is better. Check it out!
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The classic book on ley lines, 8 Mar 2002
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A thorough and fascinating investigation of ley lines in Britain, particularly Herefordshire. This is a classic in all senses of the word: it's an old book (written in 1925), the first to cover its subject (Alfred Watkins coined the term 'ley lines'), and doing it so comprehensively and logically that any other book on ley lines is almost superfluous.

The chapters and snippets on the origin and derivation of words, place-names and surnames are particularly interesting. For example, the modern meaning of the word 'black' is completely opposite to its ancient meaning!

This is the best book on history - ancient or modern - I've ever read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Original thinking on a facinating subject
My casual interest in ley-lines stems from my teenage years, when I, like others, found it possible to connect ancient sites on OS maps in the way Alfred Watkins describes. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Peter Buckley

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Book that stands the test of time
Alfred Watkins was a visionary. A Herefordian who invented some major inventions and also discovered "Ley Lines". Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Richards

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful and thought provoking
This delightful and easy-to-read book outlines the author's gradual realisation that certain well known, yet ancient, features of the (mainly)English landscape, link up to form... Read more
Published 23 months ago by The White Horse

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining nonsense
Like the other reviewer, I thorougly enjoyed reading this celebrated book that sought to make sense of the numerous tumuli, sunken roads, ancient fortified sites and stone circles... Read more
Published on 1 May 2005 by ian17577

4.0 out of 5 stars should be viewed at as a standard book of reference on leys
Though quite old (1925) - nobody seams to have surpassed the depth and completeness with which Alfred Watkins describes the topographic handwriting our very ancient ancestors... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 1998

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