Spring Equinox 2010
Beauchief Abbey, near Sheffield
A nice day to start with but later turned a bit wet. We had read a book 'Atlas of Magical Britain', in it was Beauchief Abbey, near Sheffield, that had two leylines intersecting by it. The murder of St. Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170 AD brought about the founding of the Abbey. Robert Fitzranulph, Lord of Alfreton, was said to have felt remorse at Thomas a Becket’s murder and gave land, sealing a charter granting the establishment of an Abbey at Beauchief. We found three leylines! Two of them both headed Northwards at each side of the Abbey (the West Tower is the only remaining part of the original) and we managed to find the third after intense investigation. This was the one that went North-eastward to Norton. Where we later investigated the church, which was founded in 1170 and 
what looked like a Saxon cross used as a war memorial. The first leyline we found was 23 paces, as usual, heading North-South and can be clearly seen in the photograph of the ABBEY going down the 'fairway' 
towards the house at the bottom. Studying the map later we found that the N (Eastish) leyline went through 'the Bishops House' not from HeeLEY and also passing through TotLEY Rise! The second, directly North seems in direct line with Ecclesall church. Around here it is now so built up that we suspect a lot of features are no longer!
Dave
what looked like a Saxon cross used as a war memorial. The first leyline we found was 23 paces, as usual, heading North-South and can be clearly seen in the photograph of the ABBEY going down the 'fairway' 
towards the house at the bottom. Studying the map later we found that the N (Eastish) leyline went through 'the Bishops House' not from HeeLEY and also passing through TotLEY Rise! The second, directly North seems in direct line with Ecclesall church. Around here it is now so built up that we suspect a lot of features are no longer!Dave
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