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FIELD REPORT: SILBURY
HILL, NR AVEBURY
FLASHBACK ON THE
HILLSIDE
Already the month of June has shown us
that this indeed is going to be a busy season. We have witnessed
many different contrasting shapes, from birds taking flight from their
nest, to unusual designs that resemble ancient symbols. You can almost
hear the people out there saying "whatever next" and they have every
right to, as the unpredictability of this year certainly adds an air of
excitement and wonder.
This delicate design on the brow of the
hillside, adjacent to Silbury Hill, can be included in this eccentric
list of formations. However its small proportions, and simplicity takes
us back to a time, before we could even imagine the shapes that are now
appearing in the fields.
On closer inspection, this collection
of crescents and circles reminded us of the theme that was quite
prominent back in 1994. In that particular crop circle season the
crescent shapes were dominating the style, hinting perhaps at some
astrological significance perhaps? This technique from the circlemakers
is still with us today, but has now moved into the realm of geometrical
principles inherent within the formations.
It was incredibly refreshing to view
this delightful crop circle, so close to the imposing Silbury
Hill, in a location that has seen other crop circle designs in the
past. In fact the fields around Silbury have been the most notorious
throughout the whole area for at least the last 17 years.
Standing within the crop circle, and
looking out across towards Silbury, in was very clear that this
event had been positioned extremely carefully, with a certain alignment
with the Earthen Mound. Throughout the last two decades, the positioning
of crop circles and formations, have been heavily associated to nearby
ancient monuments. The design wasn't pointing dead centre with
Silbury, but just off to one side, perhaps indicating that this
may well lay on a ley line? Dowsing is not something we tend to
get involve with, but it would be interesting to find out if indeed a
line is present here.
The crop itself was young Barley, and
very short for this time of year. The particular field had been sown a
little later than the rest of the surrounding fields, which lead to the
crop recovering extremely rapidly. Although this formation wasn't
reported until the 26th of June, we suspect that it may have
formed on the night of the 24th and 25th of June. We can only come
to these conclusions based on how much the crop had recovered, as
many of the stems had almost reached their normal upright positions.
Its delicate nature however gave us an
opportunity to look at how intricate the floor pattern actually
was. Looking closely at the floor, there was evidence I felt that this
was created with great speed. During our filming inside we focused
on a particular part which showed how the smaller circle merged with its
larger twin, layering themselves perfectly. What was also interesting
were the crescents themselves, as great control was needed to create
them, leaving just a small curtain of crop.
Although this was a small event, it
nevertheless indicates that we should not forget the more subtle shapes
that appear in between the more impressive formations. They still
speak to us, but more as a whisper.
Report
Stuart Dike |
