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Crop Circles in Kent of 1995.......

THE HAMSTREET CIRCLES

Hamstreet nr. Ashford

August 1995 - Wheat

During August of '95 three circles appeared outside the village of Hamstreet near Ashford. Whether they were separate events or appeared simultaneously isn't really clear, but they were all found quite close to each other in adjoining wheatfields.

It's thought that the first one to arrive was a fairly large single circle, that a few noted wasn't quite circular. It was of a fair size though, and judging from the photograph it must have measured somewhere in the region of 50 - 70 foot across. Apparently there was a rumour going round at the time alleging that it was a hoax - but isn't there always! Obviously it goes without saying that you should never judge a formation purely on hearsay...and if you were to listen to all the rumours that are so often spread around regarding these events, you'd probably never ever believe a real phenomena exists! Although I never visited these formations, thankfully Andrew King did who dutifully recorded the whole event.

The second circle as you can see from Andrew's photograph looked far more interesting...it wasn't really a circle but more like a rounded triangle sprouting appendages, that some suggested might easily be taken for antennae. By comparison to the first event though it was obviously much smaller and measured roughly 12 -15 foot across.

Hamstreet is located on the A2070 Rye to Ashford road and lies just on the edge of the Romney Marshes. Affectionately known as the "Gateway to the Marsh", the village still retains the characteristics of a traditional Kentish working village...something that nowadays I'm afraid, is becoming increasingly rare. The village centre is particularly attractive and is thankfully now a conservation area. Open countryside and ancient woodland areas surround Hamstreet itself, and some of these areas also have been designated as sites of special interest.

Many of the Kent circles appear to have links to ancient pathways and this event is no exception. The ancient Roman Greensand Way runs from Haselmere in Surrey and ends at Hamstreet. Running parallel with the North Downs Way, it stretches for around 108 miles and is scenically unsurpassed! It links into the Pilgrims Way and the North Downs Way via other ancient trackways.