Roundway, Wilts.

(Near Devizes) 

Detail & Location: This circle was reported on the 13th of September It was in a field of mature wheat and measured approximately 200ft in diameter. See the Google Maps link for precise location. This circle was harvested on the same day as it was reported. Fortunately a few photographers were able to record it before it was gone. We would like to extend our grateful thanks to Hampshire Flyer for allowing us to share his images on our website. 

Crop Circle Reporting and Covid-19: After considerable thought and consultation, we have decided we will not be censoring crop circle locations during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are no current restrictions in place in the UK that call for a blanket ban on visiting the countryside. We consider the reporting of crop circles to be in the spirit of journalism, and censorship to be an anathema to that spirit. Therefore, we will be treating the crop circle community as adults and asking everyone to approach the information carefully and responsibly. This will include not visiting the circles if the farmer has not given explicit permission to do so and should permission be given that they practice social distancing by staying 2 metres away from fellow visitors. It would be our very strong advice that visiting the crop circles on the ground should be kept to an absolute minimum for now. However, because we know that the location of any given circle can be important to researchers and those that record the circles from the air, we will continue to share what we know. 

Flying during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Thanks to the hard work of all at Heliair, Thruxton, as of July 20th we have been able to return to the air to record the 2020 circles. We will still be working  along-side the excellent AEROBO (Art in Flight) who will be helping us collect images and drone footage of the latest crop circles to share on the website.

Visiting: This circle has now been harvested.

History & Connections: This circle lies close to Roundway Hill Fort (Oliver’s Castle) and to the Devizes White Horse. There have been many circles in this area over the years. Use the links to read more about these locations. 

Battlesbury Camp 2017

Design & Symbolism: There is something of the Cosmati about this new circle. It has similarities to this circle at Battlesbury Camp back in 2017 and also to a circle at West Overton in 2009. The Mobius Loop and the endless lovers knot also come to mind. 

The design is four-fold, a number connected with matter, substance, the cornerstone, even the quaternary of the self. 

It’s a very elegant design and I look forward to drawing it and exploring it more very soon. 

Visiting the Circles? If you are thinking of visiting any crop circles this summer, please read our Visiting the Crop Circles section. It’s full of useful information and etiquette for visiting the countryside and the crop circles. Please remember that you should not enter any fields without the express permission of the farmer and you will need to be aware of and abide by any restrictions in place in the UK in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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Please Help to keep us Flying in 202 & Beyond: If you have enjoyed looking at our pictures and information please consider making a small donation to keep us flying. There are so few of us left regularly recording the circles it’s really important that we continue. And while some now use drones to record the circles, it is important that there are still images taken from aircraft where the best quality camera equipment can be used and images that include the broad vista of the landscape can be taken. This kind of photography is expensive and it gets harder with each passing year to raise the funds we need to continue our work, but if everyone who regularly looked at this website made a small donation we would meet the funds we need. You can make a donation here.

IMPORTANT THANKS: to Hampshire Flyer for allowing us to use his images on our website. 

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