Medway Crop Circle 2003 Page

Crop Circles in Kent of 2003.......

THE COLDRUM CIRCLE

The Coldrum Stones, nr. Trosley

JUNE 21st 2003 - Wheat

It was bound to happen sooner or later, and bang on this years solstice it did. - A much longed for formation that landed right beside our Coldrum Stones! These ancient stones near Trottiscliffe (or Trosley as its more widely known), are less than half a mile away from our pilgrim tracks, and are set in beautiful countryside.

We were very late in receiving any word about its arrival - in fact three weeks late! So as you can imagine, it was very much looking the worse for wear when we found it.

Although the Coldrum Barrow is positioned upon an elevation that overlooks the field, this still didn't prove high enough for anyone trying to make out the overall design. Spread over three tramlines its pathways (no more than a foot or so wide) created a basic elliptical design, which led to a large central area that was "squarishly" laid clockwise. The field sketch revealed an interesting three-fold set of elliptical crossovers that formed a sort of "insectoid", complete with antennae! In fact, a design that's quite "Celtic" or maybe "Art Nouveau" in character...Something that might easily pass of as a re-hashed "New Age" brooch, or the like.

Now whilst it must be said that we shall probably never know if this formation was to the good or not because of its age, some interesting dowsing results were obtained by a few researchers.

And whilst it's easy enough to understand the nuts and bolts of how plankers attempt to make perfect circles, just how do they produce perfect ellipses like the ones we found here?

Diagram © Graham Tucker

Photo © Andrew King

Photo © Graham Tucker

THE BURHAM STARBURST

Burham, Nr. Maidstone

JULY 12th 2003 - Wheat

This extremely sharp looking starburst was first reported by microlighters on the 12th of July, who swear it wasn't there in the morning! Lying prominently beside the Pilgrims Way, it was definitely not there on the other two occasions they'd flown over this field a few hours earlier.

This overlapping triangular formation that had much in common with a "Star of David", was as clean-cut and as sharp inside as it was out. It was very neatly laid, with most stems apparently bending around two inches from the ground. Although a number of plants were seen to be creased at their layover point, no signs were found of breakage, or indeed for that matter, scraperage! Sharpness skills were very much in evidence at the apex of each individual triangle, where sometimes surprisingly you would find individual stems bent at their nodes, as if attempting to mimic triangular shapes. (Fig.1)

Fig 1

Diagram © Graham Tucker

Another surprise that was totally unexpected, and really caught us unaware, happened when we decided to visit the formation after it had been cut. We were amazed to find that sometime during its final few days, it had received an additional triangle! This isolated equilateral measured approximately ten-foot across its baseline and was positioned just below the rt. hand corner of the formation. (Fig.2)

Fig 2

Diagram © Graham Tucker

The precise position of the star in the field helped to form a five-mile alignment that included the exact locations of two previous formations (Holly Hill '98 & Bluebell Hill Circle 2001). Paddlesworth Church is also part of this alignment, and all three formations were found within yards of the Pilgrims Way.

Interestingly, the Holly Hill formation also contained underlying "Star of David" geometry.

Diagram © Graham Tucker

Photo © Andrew King

Photo © Graham Tucker

Photo © Andrew King

THE "KITS COTY" FLOWER

Bluebell Hill, Nr. Maidstone

JULY 26th 2003 - Wheat

This beautiful formation arrived on the 26th of July, just one field over from Medway's mighty megaliths - "Kits Coty". Once again it was within spitting distance of The Pilgrims Way and The North Downs Way, and it could easily be seen from the Bluebell Hill Picnic Area. Spanning around 270 feet across, this formation could be likened to a six-fold "Genesis" flower.

We found the lay quite interesting, and in particular we noted how some shallow nests had "fanned-out" in quite an impressive way. Worth a mention to is that where the crop was swept into the spine of each petal, there was a zig-zag effect that made it look as if there was a zip fastener running through! This particular way in which it was swept revealed quite an amazing three-dimensional pattern when viewed from above (Fig. 1) Notice the cute little star it formed in the middle!

Fig 1

It held some nice energy, and some seed-head samples were taken from the downed crop, as well as control samples from just a short distance outside. Crystal dowsing revealed a fairly strong energised result from the formation samples, but absolutely nothing from the control plants!

Note the oblong line of kale to be seen slicing through the formation...it's clearly visible in Andrew King's overhead in the left-hand corner and also in one of the pole shots. "The Circlemakers", who could have chosen any part of the field, deliberately placed the formation over this specific area of planted kale...why?

At the picnic area you simply can't fail to notice the large stone monument that's erected to the memory of those that were tragically killed in an Air Ambulance accident. Many flowers were laid around its base on this years fifth anniversary, which just so happens to fall on the same day as "The Circlemakers" chose to place their floral design in the field below...Should we also look upon this event as a floral tribute? As it's too much of a coincidence, I think we should!

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