Updated Thursday 21st August 1997
An aerial shot by Steve Alexander. Copyright 1997.
Aerial detailed shot by Lucy Pringle. Copyright 1997.
KOCH SNOWFLAKE 2
August 8th, below Milk Hill at Alton Barnes, 200 feet, wheat. Very Similar to the earlier Silbury Hill formation, except the interior of this one has standing crop with an inward-facing fractal pattern. And, I estimate there are 204 circles - a new record. It was discovered by Nick Riley at 6.00 AM.
Diagram and report copyright Peter. R. Sorensen.1997.
FIELD REPORT
The range of hills located outside of the famous village of Alton Barnes have been the home to many Crop formations since the days of 1990. Milk Hill is situated further along from Adams Grave, and is adorn by its own White Horse escarpment.
In my last report on the Silbury Hill formation, we could interpret that the Koch Snowflake could be a start of a progression sequence, the large area of crop inside the Silbury Snowflake was a segment that could possibly be improved upon. This in no way detracted from its beauty, but on the 8th of August, the CircleMakers intentions were fulfilled!
Situated close the White Horse, at the very end of the field directly below Milk Hill itself, is a design which is a progression from the formation at Silbury Hill. It has to be called the Koch Snowflake 2, as the middle section of the design, now incorporates a beautiful flower pattern, resembling an inverted Snowflake Fractal.
The floor pattern is quite exquisite, and is superior to the Silbury lay, as the central design produces a fantastic sweeping lay around the outer section, flowing into each semi 5 sided star segments. Not only that, but the whole design now incorporates over 200 circles within its shape, (A NEW RECORD!) Every circle seems to be in a clockwise rotation, this includes the circles on the central pattern as well. Within the central section, there are two circles with the most elegant (nest) centres, very carefully bound to produces these raised sections.
The overall diameter is not confirmed yet, but its very similar in size to the Silbury Hill snowflake, probably over 200 feet, and is placed on a slight incline in this picturesque part of Wiltshire.
Report by Stuart Dike.
