ley line

See also: leyline

English

Etymology

From ley (“meadow”) +‎ line. Coined by archaelogist Alfred Watkins, who believed that the toponyms ley, lea and leigh indicated Neolithic paths.

Noun

ley line (plural ley lines)

  1. (chiefly Forteana) supposed alignments of ancient geographical places such as megaliths

See also

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