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

Paperback • 1987 • English

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

By Alfred Watkins

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About the book

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 v...Show more

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ISBN

9780349137070

Publisher

Abacus

Published year

1987

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Paperback

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