In 1921, Alfred Watkins noticed that old churches, standing stones and hilltops in England often fell in straight lines. He thought they were ancient paths. In the 1960s, others reimagined them as lines of earth energy. There is no measurable evidence for that energy.
Truth label: Speculative. A fascinating idea without solid evidence yet.
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The chance problem
With enough sites on a map, straight lines through several of them appear by chance alone.
Why they endure
Ley lines give a way of feeling connected to the land and its ancient places.
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- Watkins' idea. Watkins only claimed they were old trade and travel routes, not energy lines.
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What did Alfred Watkins think ley lines were?
Old travel routes. The energy idea came decades later.
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