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Close
to the white horse at Cherhill near Calne is the Lansdowne
Monument, a 38 metre (125 foot) stone obelisk erected
by Sir William Petty in 1845. Some say that it is no
coincidence that the monument sits directly on one of
Wiltshire's significant ley lines.
The
Wiltshire writer and established ley-hunter, Laurence
Main discovered that an important ley - or 'spirit path'
as he describes it - passes directly through Landsdowne
Monument.
In
his Walks in Mysterious Wiltshire, Main suggests
that the third Marquess of Lansdowne "may have
been led by masonic knowledge to build his monument"
and according the Main, these monuments are often found
on ley lines.
Another
significant Wiltshire ley runs through Stonehenge, Old
Sarum, Salisbury Cathedral and Clearbury Ring. Dowser
Romy Wyeth, from Codford near Warminster, demonstrated
to the BBC how a line of energy can be detected at the
centre of Stonehenge, again at Old Sarum and running
through to the Cathedral Close and beyond.
The
subject of ley lines - at least what they represent
- is a controversial area but the strength of evidence
is compelling.
Many
of Wiltshire's sacred sites are associated with ley
lines and those who support the theory suggest that
such locations act as a focus for these powerful earth
energies - something of which our ancestors knew a great
deal about.
However, for many archaeologists, the idea is very much
a matter for conjecture, arguing that it's more about
coincidence than knowledge of the earth's energy lines.
What
do you think? Use the links below to share your ideas
with others in Wiltshire.
Click
here
to see the Salisbury ley line
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