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Approximate date of formation 21st April 2005
Date
of visit: 26th April (approximately 6.30pm)
Crop:
Oilseed Rape
Weather: Heavy showers during the day though dry during visit.
In my
view this formation was constructed through human agency, and
probably by person or persons local or connected to the area.
The
formation lacked energy although 200 yards west and down the hill it
was magnificent.
2nd visit 30th April 2005
Visited the formation again on 30th April on a bright and warm
Saturday afternoon finding the crop has grown tremendously since my
last visit (Tuesday 26th April). The formation appears to be in a
direct alignment between Garsington church, last year's
dragon 1
formation and
Sinodun Hill.
We are
very close now to Beltane (the true date being 5th May when the sun
is at 15 degrees Taurus) when the sun rises near Hopton, Norfolk and
blazes a path right along the Michael Line to Cornwall and beyond.
On its way it will zoom through the Baldons - a name that likely
derives from Bal or Bel-dun or don, meaning hill. Tan also means
hill so a case can be made for Baldon agreeing with Beltan. Bel the
ancient sun god is easily recognisable as the pre-christian St
Michael.
Report by Ellis Taylor
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