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Alfred's Castle Pair

Alfred's Castle, near Ashbury, Oxfordshire

Two formations on either side of a tiny Iron Age fort.

In July 2026 two formations appeared on opposite sides of Alfred's Castle, a small Iron Age fort on the downs. One was an old-style dumbbell with a crescent moon, the other a circle of many fine rings.

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When
3 July 2026
Where
51.5383, -1.6016
Group
Crop circles

Visiting

Alfred's Castle is reached by footpath near Ashdown House (National Trust).

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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