CHIRTON BOTTOM CROP CIRCLE 5^th SEPT 2020 

A very interesting late circle in many ways....the ‘Half’ is clearly shown, of course, in two ways but it does seem to flag the tilt of the earth, as the Egyptian Djed pillar illustration suggests. The Midwinter Solstice  seems to be demonstrated looking at how the design was placed but there are only two occasions in the year when there is balance and harmony, Egyptian Ma’at, and that is, of course, at the Equinoxes. This might be when the symbolic Djed pillar is upright and the cross lines on the Djed pillar line up with lines of latitude on the Earth, and the rays from the sun, when sunrise is due East everywhere on Earth. 

The most famous ancient site in mainland Britain that is known to demonstrate the solstices is Stonehenge as this is aligned to the Summer Solstice Sunrise and hence the Winter Solstice Sunset in the south west and the latter would seem to be the important one as the experts now tell us that this was the festival time at Stonehenge with no great activity in the area at the Summer Solstice. But recent discoveries there show that thousands of years before the henge was built post holes were dug and these were aligned East to West so marked the sunrise / sunset at the Equinoxes. The earliest location so far discovered at this World Heritage Site is Blick Mead which lies to the east of the famous monument and is thousands of years older. So from the Stonehenge circle site at the Equinoxes a person would see the sun rise almost over Blick Mead. From Blick Mead an ancient observer would see the sun set over the later site of the henge and stone circle.    

As noted in previous comments sunrise positions on the horizon were very important to the Ancient Egyptians particularly Midwinter Solstice sunrise in the Thebes area, and clear causeway  markings of half way sunrise position at the famous Giza pyramid site, along with other half way messages at that site. The circle makers have demonstrated this year, last year and in previous years, the importance of middle or half bearings between the cardinal directions of north, south, east and west. So they often flag bearings of 045, 135, 225 and 315 degrees. The Bavarian crop circle of 26^th July this year has a 135 degree bearing which goes to Thebes but in doing so it tends to highlight famous oracle sites in Ancient Greece. Even the famous Dodona and Delphi sites are only a relatively short distance either side of this Great Circle bearing line. Epidaurus the major healing centre of the God Asclepius, associated with snakes (see- Rod of Asclepius), is effectively right on the bearing line from this Bavarian formation. This bearing crosses Crete next to ancient Knossos and right next to the famous Zeus cave, with Neolithic origins – 134.91 degrees and about 1840 km from the Bavarian crop circle this year. There were previous crop formations in close proximity to this years’ event. Crop circles in northern Germany e.g Brandenburg 2016, has a 135 bearing that, of course, does not go to Thebes. That 135 bearing went to Cypress, Paphos, which was another famous oracle centre and sacred site of the ancient world. 

This Chirton crop circle has a Longitude of about 1.8928W and this closely compares to two other formations this year , Wilton 17/6/20 at 1.8823W and Patney Bridge 8/8/20 at 1.8950W. The latter design, Patney Bridge, at almost exactly the same longitude as Chirton, is a clear geometric design but further north than Chirton. By interpreting this design to improve symmetry and balance by rotating the squares we find the angles 0f 45 and 135 degrees so important in ancient Egypt and in interpreting the messages in many crop formations. The Chirton longitude of about 1.8928 degrees west is not the longitude of the Stonehenge circle centre, which is about 1.8261W but very close (about 0.066 of a degree) and if these crop circle longitudes which average about 1.890W are an important north / south line it is marked at the Stonehenge latitude by numerous barrows at ‘The Coniger’ and ‘Fore Down’ barrow cemeteries just north of Winterbourne Stoke. With so many ancient sites in the Stonehenge area it is, however, not possible to be certain that some may have been placed as part of a geometric design.  

But why would the circle makers want to flag a longitude line very close, but not on, the Stonehenge site longitude if their intention was to draw attention to the solstice orientated Stonehenge site’s links to the design of the circle they created? Why not put it on the Stonehenge longitude ? 

They may have been demonstrating the Egyptian Shen ring, a circle with a tangent line along one side and the Wilton formation may be showing this with an offset circle and a cross, some might say Templar, in the middle. The Shen ring is very similar to the earlier Rod and Ring symbol of Ancient Mesopotamia which has been much discussed but with no clear answer as to what it really means. In Egyptian art the circle of the Shen often encircles the Sun and was believed to be a protective symbol with links to cycles of time. The cartouche derives from it. 

The first UK crop circle this year was at Rocky Hill Kingsdon, 26/5/20 and the longitude was the longitude of Glastonbury Tor but not exactly the top of the Tor slightly to the east. So this might have also been planned as an example of the Shen principle, important sites next to or near a bearing line but not exactly on it. The 045 degree bearing from this Kingsdon formation goes next to an ancient earthworks just north of Trowbridge town centre. The longitude of Trowbridge is flagged again this year by two crop formations, Cley Hill 11/7/20 and Mid Wilts Way, Warminster 30/5/20.  

Last year it was commented that the town longitude was flagged by three crop formations and a general alignment over 500 km from France of five separate formations, one repeated this year at Yarnbbury Castle on 26/7/20, the same day as the Bavaria formation with its 135 bearing to Thebes. Half a circle is 180 degrees plus 135 = 315 degrees, the azimuth of 500km alignment from France last year. Preston comments 2019 

Glastonbury and Trowbridge are on the Michael Line through southern Britain.

Mike Stewart   September  2020

ADDENDUM TO COMMENT ON CHIRTON BOTTOM CROP CIRCLE OF 5TH SEPT 2020

Anyone seriously interested in the crop circle phenomena, why do we get them and what do they mean, may have come across the comments previously made about the clearly geometric positioning of some formations using the latitude and longitudes of their chosen sites. This can often be shown to be flagging very ancient remains from thousands of years ago. 

In the previous comment on this particular Chirton crop formation it was suggest that because of the close longitude similarity of three separate crop formations this year  e.g. Wilton 17^th June(No10), Patney Bridge 8^th August(No 34) and now Chirton 5^th September No 36), the circle makers, whoever they are, might be flagging a longitude line about the average of the longitude of these three formations, which is 1.89 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian.  

Why would the circle makers want to highlight this particular north / south longitude line this year? And does it relate to the nearby Stonehenge ? 

As noted before this might relate to an ancient belief, or knowledge, of an important site being passed by a line and this may be represented by the Shen Ring of Ancient Egypt and the Rod and Ring symbol of ancient Mesopotamia . But is there any real evidence that some people in ancient Britain knew there was a meridian of significance just west of Stonehenge and that they hence wished to flag this with burial sites or earthworks? A line that is now being flagged this year by crop formation locations aligned north / south at about 1.89 degrees west of Greenwich ?

There is some evidence that this is the case... 

historicengland.org.uk 

Anyone at all interested in trying to solve the crop circle mystery can look and see what the experts today have recorded about this ancient site, called The Coniger, at the latitude of the Stonehenge monument and a short distance to the west. They record that there is an ancient alignment of burial sites north / south and earthworks aligned east / west at this historical site and it lies exactly on the average longitude of the crop circles sites mentioned and all created this year....1.89 degrees west.

 A coincidence? Is this just a coincidence or are the crop formation makers once again demonstrating that the locations of crop circles and many ancient sites are indeed geometrically linked ? On its own this could be just a coincidence but as has been commented on before when many strange coincidences occur this suggests the presence of a design, an ancient design now being flagged by crop formation locations. 

So the longitudes of these three crop formations do give us a north south line that is indeed marked by a significant ancient site, with an ancient north/south layout, at the Stonehenge latitude, but what about the latitudes of these three formations up and down this north / south line, is there anything to be deduced from where on this line the crop formations were created. 

There is clear evidence that this is the case... 

The first UK crop circle this year at Kingsdon had a longitude that matched Glastonbury Tor, but not quite the top. The 045 degree bearing from that formation goes next to the ancient earthworks just north of Trowbridge, and the latitude line from the Patney Bridge formation( No 34) goes to the Hilperton district of Trowbridge and just south of the same earthworks. Historic England entry refs 

historicengland.org.uk 

The Chirton formation latitude(No 36) goes west to cross the Michael line in the southern outskirts of Trowbridge with no apparent marker point, that remains today anyway, but the Wilton formation (No10) latitude goes west to cross the Michael Line at a very significant spot. This is Burrowbridge with its famous Mump with St Michael church ruins on top. This is a very important Michael Line marker point. 

Another coincidence seems highly improbable with the Burrow Mump as a key site on the Michael Line like Glastonbury Tor, also highlighted by the crop formations this year as noted before. The church ruins on the Mump are quite recent but excavations have found items from Roman times and the Mump may have had much earlier significance. Once again the latitude line from the Wilton crop formation (No10), at about 51.6076 North passes the Mump a fraction to the south, but well within the village, so this seems to be another example of the Shen Ring, Rod and Ring principle of ancient sites close to an important bearing line. 

It is worth noting that the crop formation near Ogbourne St George on 25^th June this year (No13) at Smeathe’s Plantation was placed very close to the Michael Line through southern Britain, the route of this line being calculated by the positions of Glastonbury Tor and Burrow Mump. From Burrow Mump Michael church ruins to the same on the top of Glastonbury Tor is a bearing of about 61.42 degrees from True north. From the Mump to the Ogbourne St George Crop circle is about 60.77 degrees so pretty close just to the north of the line. The Michael line at 61.42 degrees from the Mump goes through the area just to the north of the Ogbourne St George village church building, but on church lands, it seems, and a fraction south of an ancient track called Woolmer Drove Track on the Ordinance Survey. So this track is an ancient route where the Ancient Ridgeway also converges at the village. This church is dated to the 12^th Century but with believed pre-Norman origins and like many very early churches was probably built on a pre-Christian sacred site and at a meeting point from the distant past. These meeting points of ancient routes can often be found close to the Michael Line through southern Britain. This one is being flagged by the Smeathe’s Plantation Crop Circle of the 25^th June this year. With all the bearings that point to Trowbridge, this year and last year, that location would seem to have also been an ancient significant meeting point. 

So the sequence of crop circle location generated bearing links goes from Glastonbury Tor south to the Kingsdon crop circle then 45 degrees to the Trowbridge ancient enclosure then south to the Warminster and Cley Hill crop circles. Cley Hill is a regular crop circle location. Do the bearing links stop in this Warminster area?....No, they do not... 

Using the already well established 45 degree bearing angle( see previous comments and the Ancient Egypt Giza link) and taking a 45 degree square to say Google, or any maps, this bearing line from Warminster, North East -045 degrees from True north, does possibly go to another interesting crop formation location this year. This is the Barbury Castle formation of 14^th June (No9), south of Wroughton and Swindon. A detailed look at the latitude and longitude of this crop design and comparing that with the latitudes and longitudes of the two crop circles this year close to Warminster and Cley Hill revealed some very interesting facts. The bearings to and from these sites are very close to 45 degrees if going North East, and 225 degrees if going South West from Barbury Castle, but not quite exact. However it is very clear that these 3 crop formations were carefully placed to demonstrate that they were linked   

Barbury Castle(No9) ...to....Mid Wilts Way Warminster (No 4) 30^th May... 224.5 degrees  ...44.9km

Barbury Castle(No9)...to...Cley Hill  nr Warminster(No20) 11^th July....225.5 degrees.............45.1km 

This means the average bearing was 225.0 degrees...a half bearing between the cardinal points again as discussed before, this time south west. To confirm the connection the distances average 45km.(See Patney Bridge comments for another example of what the Circle Makers were doing this year) 

More ‘coincidences’...? or a design ? 

So the crop circle geometry has moved us from Warminster (something of a hotspot for strange reported happenings it seems) to Barbury Castle next to Burderop Down Celtic Field System ( or landscape markings?) where we take the Ancient Ridgeway, about 135 degrees to pass to the north of the Ogbourne St George crop circle this year (No 13) and cross the Michael Line just west of the village. This crop circle (No13) was placed between these two bearing lines. 

As the German farmer said this year standing next to the massive Bavarian Crop formation (No28) with its links to Ancient Egypt 

‘It must be students I suppose, but don’t know how they did in the dark overnight’....! !  

Mike Stewart   15th September 2020