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Image Steve Alexander Copyright 2000

FIELD REPORT

Image Busty Taylor Copyright 2000

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Images Stuart Dike Copyright 2000

We finally visited this formation on Saturday afternoon, after the Heart  formation at East Kennett. Its position within the landscape, is rather  mysterious, as it reminded us of the early 1990-91 formations. Located high  on the hillside, opposite the stone avenue, it sits alone and majestic, as  if it will only invite the most committed of the researchers. Both Dave and  myself would qualify, as we walked steadily towards the formation, like pilgrims on an initiated journey. As we arrived at the location, we looked  out on to a wonderful ancient landscape, as the formation spread out before  us. It was quite an experience to be taken back to a time of mystery and  wonder. In recent times, we have become kind of use to the crop circles, but  this was a trip down memory lane, a feeling of nostalgia, but also a sensation of unworldly awe, which was present back in the early nineties.

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These delightful dumbbells had a different feel about them. Not only for  their floor construction, but also for its position within the corner of the 
field. We have seen many times formations that reference themselves to the  tramlines, and the Avebury Avenue formation once again points towards this  technique. From the forthcoming diagram, you will notice that  the two  formations as a whole have located themselves on the tramline at the very  top of the smaller dumbbell, and also on the small circle with the  surrounding halo. These two reference points, I believe set out the two 
designs within the field.

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The large circle at the very bottom of the main dumbbell, was slightly  damaged by the wind and rain, which we all experienced recently. But on 
closer examination, some of the wind damage appeared to have the same  characteristics as the flattened crop within the formation. Quite a number 
of sweeping flows, with right angled turns.

The entire formation had an impressive feel of rapid motion to its floor  construction, with an anti-clockwise rotation on the large formation. The  circle was 57ft in diameter, and had a 2ft offset from the end tramline. The  avenue connecting the main formation was 80ft in length and 4ft wide. A  meandering floor construction was evident down the entire avenue.

The end circle with the surrounding halo was 27 by 24 feet in diameter, and  the halo itself had a width of 7.3ft.

The smaller dumbbell, was also very neat in construction, with the largest  circle measuring 22ft in diameter. The connecting avenue was 32ft in 
diameter, and the end circle surveyed at 12.7ft.

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One of the most memorable parts of visiting the early formations in 1990 and  1991, was the reoccurring disorientation and headaches we both experienced.  These two formations also effected us in the same way, with a heavy pressure  on the forehead, between the nose, and the exhausting ability to stay  focused on our video and still photography. It was becoming apparent that  we were both forgetting were we had taken previous shots, and had both gone  back on occasions to the same spot. These effects on the brain, are always  worth noting because we could be experiencing whatever these formations  capture. It could be a concentration of energy line running through the  formation?

A very pleasing formation to visit, and also an experience once again of the  early days of crop circling in Wiltshire.

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Report & Images  by  Stuart Dike Copyright 2000

A formation @ Avebury Avenue. Reported 13/7/00(Wheat)

  By Charles Mallett