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The Old Straight Track

The Old Straight Track Paperback / softback -

by Alfred Watkins

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A new edition of a classic work of landscape history, in which Alfred Watkins introduced the idea of ancient 'ley lines' criss-crossing the English countryside.
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  • Title The Old Straight Track
  • Author Alfred Watkins
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Apollo Publishing International
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9781800249523_inp
  • ISBN 9781800249523 / 1800249527
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2 in (19.30 x 12.95 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Topical: New Age
  • Dewey Decimal Code 914.2

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About the author

Alfred Watkins was an amateur archaeologist, who was born in 1855 in Herefordshire, where he lived his entire life. In 1921, he developed his theory of ley-lines in the landscape. Watkins was a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, an authority on bee-keeping and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. He died in 1935.

Robert Macfarlane is the prize-winning author of The Wild Places (2007) and The Old Roads (2011), Landmarks (2015) and Underland (2019). His writing has been widely adapted for television and radio. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Alfred Watkins was an amateur archaeologist, who was born in 1855 in Herefordshire, where he lived his entire life. In 1921, he developed his theory of ley-lines in the landscape. Watkins was a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, an authority on bee-keeping and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. He died in 1935.

Robert Macfarlane is the prize-winning author of The Wild Places (2007) and The Old Roads (2011), Landmarks (2015) and Underland (2019). His writing has been widely adapted for television and radio. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.