Can you tell me anything about dodmen/dodman ?

Question

I know dodman is a Norfolk word for snail, and that dodmen were ancient druid type fellows who followed ley lines and mapped them. I would like some more info relating to why snails were called dodman in Norfolk or more info on dodmen (or dead men).

I've tried Google and Wikipedia before you tell me - lol. Need more info than they had please

Answer 1

There's a little info on this website (below). If you go to it, then type "Dodman" into "find on this page" you go some way down and a Chris Hall discusses dodman and suggests it might be because snails have the two eyes on their heads on stalks or staves.