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

Watkins, Alfred

ISBN 10 : 1905315600 ISBN 13 : 9781905315604

Editeur : Heritage Hunter, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 features in the landscape, used by our ancient forebears to orient themselves in the world.

Although Watkins' idea has been challenged by archaeologists, The Old Straight Track remains one of the most inspiring books about the British landscape and our relationship with it, and will encourage every reader to be more observant of our countryside and ancient heritage.

This edition includes more than 120 photographs and drawings by Alfred Watkins.

"The delightful account of a quest, which led Watkins through many curious byways both in his native landscape and in the realm of scholarship" - John Michell

This edition is published by Heritage Hunter, publisher of The History & Heritage Handbook, the most comprehensive guide to UK places to visit, plus archives and societies, relating to history and heritage.

Biographie de l'auteur :

ALFRED WATKINS was an amateur archaeologist and author of THE OLD STRAIGHT TRACK (1925). He died in 1935. ROBERT MACFARLANE is the prize-winning author of THE WILD PLACES (2007) and THE OLD ROADS (2011).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Heritage Hunter
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1905315600
• ISBN 13: 9781905315604
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 270