Alfred Watkins

Alfred Watkins was a British archaeologist and antiquarian best known for proposing the "Ley Lines" theory in the early 20th century. He observed that many ancient monuments, such as stone circles and burial sites, seemed aligned along straight lines across the landscape. Watkins believed these alignments indicated a network of prehistoric trackways or sacred routes connecting important sites. His ideas sparked interest in earth mysteries and landscape symbolism, though mainstream archaeology remains skeptical about their intentional design. Watkins's work contributed to the study of how ancient peoples interacted with their environment and may have viewed the landscape as a connected spiritual or practical system.