Newton St Loe, Near Bath, North Somerset. Reported 10th May 1998
Updated Friday 29th May 1998
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Situated within the valley of Newton St Loe, two circles appeared, located directly next to each other, facing towards the small village. They were positioned very close to a telegraph pole in Oil Seed Rape, which is at least 6ft in height. On entering the field, the tramlines running into the circles were extremely overgrown, but walking down them, I could see evidence of people hacking their way through to the position of these two circles. Heavy footprints were also visible in places.
The second circle was very similar to the first, its centre showed a number of plants snapped at the very base, as if some heavy pressure was present with its creation. Overall, both of the these circles were a disappointment, but I withhold judgement until a full report has been carried out. This will be available later in the week.
Following on from my initial report above, I managed to enter these two circles for a longer period of time, to bring you an updated report on them.
On my first visit I was unable to remember
the floor construction, but I can confirm that these two circles were rotated
anticlockwise, separated by a wall of Oil Seed Rape, about 5ft in thickness. Th plants
themselves were in poor condition. As stated earlier the scrapings on the stems were
numerous, as was the mud on the leaves. Many of the plants were snapped at their base,
some were snapped completely off. I was in no doubt some crude heavy pressure was present
when they were
formed, and the tramlines leading up to the circles were badly damaged as people had
forced their way up the hill. Many of the tractor tracks in this field are completely
overgrown, making life very difficult. The height of the crop was around 5.5ft. The bottom
circle was 33ft in diameter, the top circle further up, was around 48ft in diameter.
Report by Stuart Dike
