Circles

[poliphilo]

This is the largest of three circles in our lower field.  The vegetation inside the circles is noticably different from the vegetation outside- thicker, lusher. So far as I know they've never been recorded or investigated.

I favour them being the remains of barrows or round huts.

Any suggestions?




PS. Those are my sister and brother-in-law supplying the human scale.

Comments

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

If the vegetation is noticeably lusher within the circles, then maybe waste pits?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah....

Could be worth digging into if that's the case.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Or possibly the site of an historic bonfire. My parents' house has a spot where we used to burn piles of fallen branches every year, and the vegetation is noticeably different there.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's plausible. I hope it's not the answer because barrows are so much more romantic.

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

I've read about circles in the Fortean Times, but never saw any. Maybe England is just more Fortean than the US.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think the majority of crop circles are man-made, but there's an element of doubt about some of them.

[faunhaert.livejournal.com]

here its noticeably greener over the septic tank...

can you borrow some students and a sounder thing to see if there's anything worth digging for?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking I should contact the County Archaeologist. I assume there is one.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

that makes sense. Or Hay mows.