A pilot friend of mine called
yesterday, May 18th, and told me about this new star
formation near Furze Knoll (on the SE side of Morgan’s
hill), which he’s certain was not there the day
before. I couldn’t fly to get shots until this morning
-- which is just as well since the light was much better
today. It’s impossible to find from the road (we tried
unsuccessfully yesterday), but the twin Marconi towers
are a nearby landmark that’s easy to see from miles
off. The OS map reference is about 035-667.
The first formation in barley in
England this year, I’d guesstimate from the number of
tramlines that it’s a bit over 200 feet in
diameter. Considering that the crop is so young, I was
surprised to see that it still has a perfectly clear
impression. (I was afraid that the barley might have
sprung back up in the 30+ hours since it arrived, and
lost its crispness.)
Personally I think that the simple,
yet elegant, form of this crop circle is very lovely
indeed, and starts the cereal crop portion of this
summer’s season off beautifully.
The great, ancient ditch of the
Wansdyke snakes right past the star circle, and looking
at the OS map I discovered that “our” section of the
Wansdyke starts on Morgan’s Hill. It meanders to the
West, passing to the South of Avebury, over Milk Hill,
then to the North of Alton Barnes, and ends a total of
nine miles away after going through West Woods. (The
construction of the 130 mile long Wansdyke was a
Herculean task that makes the building of Silbury Hill
look like child’s play -- and I hasten to say that I
LOVE Mother Silbury!) It’s good to see the Wansdyke
getting some rare recognition from the Circle Makers!