Buckland Down, Nr Cerne Abbas, Dorset, barley. 200ft approx. Reported 26th May.
See more image of this formation on our website HERE
When the first images of the Buckland Down formation came in towards midnight on the 26th, we darted towards the available weather forecasts to see when the best time to fly was going to be. Unfortunately the weather was due to go downhill as thunderstorms were forecast. So on the 27th May we hit the skies!
As we approached the formation, it was clear that even after the first day, the crop was springing up. The circle was lightly defined so getting the right lighting was important. As we flew around the formation we could see a short distance away the famous The Cerne Abbas Giant is a chalk near the village of Cerne Abbas. See below.
Design & Symbolism: This formation is a variation on the classic quintuplet design (five dots on a dice – four around one). This pattern is a double-quintuplet wheel with eight arms emanating from a central circle. Four shorter arms each terminating in a circle and four longer arms each with a crescent moon and a circle. Its a very attractive design and
reminiscent of designs from previous seasons and the use of crescents and circles to create an angel-like pattern is something we’ve seen many times in the crop circles. What makes this design so special however, is the parts of the design you don’t see in the field. One of the very strange characteristics of the quintuplet-type designs is that they all ‘Square the Circle’. Squaring the Circle is an old conundrum that has preoccupied geometers for hundreds of years. The point of the exercise is
to draw a circle and a square with equal perimeters or areas – using only a compass and straight edge. There are many different ways this can be achieved, but it is the symbolism of the act that is important.
