Broad Hinton Spinner
Below Hackpen Hill, Wiltshire
The first circle reported anywhere in Britain in 2023 appeared in green barley near Broad Hinton, below Hackpen Hill. About 180 feet across, it was a six-armed spinner built on twelve-fold geometry, similar to a 2018 formation at All Cannings.
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- When
- 28 May 2023
- Where
- 51.4832, -1.8549
- Group
- Crop circles
Visiting
The farmer had not given permission for visitors. Hackpen Hill car park is close by.

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