On the boundary of Staffordshire and Cheshire, the alignment and currents converge at a prominent hill called the Cloud, a site of prehistoric veneration and sun worship. To the locals of this area it is as mysterious and enigmatic as Glastonbury Tor, standing at the centre of a hidden sacred landscape with the remains of what was once the largest long barrow in Britain nestling in its saddle. From the Staffordshire town of Leek the sun is observed to set twice behind the Cloud on the summer solstice, a natural phenomena which up until recently was observed from the church of St Edward the Confessor. Our exploration of the serpents on the Cloud and surrounding countryside helped to unravel the mystery of this enigmatic site.