White Sheet Hill, Near Mere, Wiltshire

Reported 25 - 06 - 10

Although my visit came on the third day after the formation was reported and a hot weekend meant that the formation had had many visitors, it was still possible to find large areas of laid crop in the outer circles that had not been disturbed by visitors walking on the crop. Laid crop that had been walked upon appeared significantly more flattened and smeared with dirt compared to crop around the edges of the circles.

The internal lay appeared fairly standard, with some well executed standing tufts in the outer grapeshot and flattened central swirls in the arcs being the most interesting features internally. Downed crop around the edges of the circles consistently showed signs that alluded to the means of construction, as is often the case in young wheat stalks.

In my view, the location for this formation is what sets it off. The half-bowl created by the chalk scarp of White Sleet Hill to the north and long distance views to the south make for a beautiful setting and the formation can be viewed in the landscape with ease from the top of the hill.

Report by DM © 2010

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