Spring Equinox 2012

Hints, Staffordshire

Started out to Hints in Staffs, near a clump of trees called 'The Devils Dressing Room'. Apparently, this was part of a quarry! (Vic/me often found quarries nearby our places of interest, even Aston Curcus!). My dowsing rods told me that the line ran along the road beneath. We then followed this leyline which was taken from a book by Anthony Poulton-Smith "LEY LINES accross the Midlands".

We continued to follow the line along the B5493, interestingly the ley did not follow the road direct but weaved around it. On one occasion we stopped the car by a farm and at the entrance from the edge of the road to the gate (yes, 23 paces) was the line. We then continued on the road to Seckington, a beautiful village. The church was quite inspiring. Then we went round the side and found the motte and bailey. Wow, this was impressive. The motte was very big and the hill part almost perfect in shape with a flat top.

Although the bailey was encircled by a fence, our intrepid band went to investigate. At the top the views were brill, even though the mound was only about 30-40ft high. There was a tree in the centre and trees planted around the edge. I would say they were not too old but looked like they were planted for some form of pagan ceremony, next to a church?

On the mound the rods were crossed wherever I went, suggesting the mound was on top of a sacred site or some form of earth energy or water.

I found The ley passing between the church and the motte and bailey at right angles.

We then went to the final part at No Mans Heath. Parking at the Indian Restaurant which looked like an old pub. If this is the one, then legend says that this had four rooms, one for each county that converge here. So that when the customs men came, their suspects would move between the rooms to avoid capture.

By the grass verge nearby my rods behaved stangely. Walking along the verge they crossed right rod to left and left to right, then both straight ahead, then again same pattern.

The upshot being that there was a ley (23 paces width alongside the road) but at every 10 strides at right angles were narrow lines repeating at least ten times! When I got home I Google Earthed the area and found that some fields nearby showed up with stripes in, probably at similar distances, plough track or more?
Dave