Alfred Watkins

Alfred Watkins
Alfred Watkins
Born(1855-01-27)27 January 1855
Imperial Hotel in Widemarsh Street, Hereford, England
Died15 April 1935(1935-04-15) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Photographer, author
Known forLey lines, The Old Straight Track
SpouseMarion Mendham Cross
ChildrenAllen, Marion
Parent(s)Charles Watkins, Ann Watkins

Alfred Watkins (27 January 1855 – 15 April 1935) was an English businessman and amateur archaeologist who developed the idea of ley lines.[1]

  1. ^ Clive L. N. Ruggles, Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopaedia Of Cosmologies and Myth, p. 224 (ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2005). ISBN 1-85109-477-6