The theory was first put forward in 1935 by Katherine Maltwood, an artist who "discovered" the zodiac in a vision, and held that the "temple" was created by Sumerians about 2700 BC.
The idea was examined by two independent studies, one by Ian Burrow in 1975[1] and the other in 1983 by Tom Williamson and Liz Bellamy,[2] using the standard methods of landscape historical research.
Beside the Glastonbury arrangement further zodiacs have been alleged in Britain in following years including: There is rarely a strong scientific case for these discoveries.
[3] Some are intentionally fictional; for example "The Brighton Zodiac" – created by Sally Hurst, based on the streets of that town – features as a plot device in Robert Rankin's novel The Brightonomicon.
In the walks around the M25 motorway documented in psychogeographer Iain Sinclair's 2003 novel London Orbital, the walkers trace the mythical Kingston upon Thames Zodiac.