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The Fields Around Silbury

Near Avebury, Wiltshire

The ancient mound that crop circle makers seem unable to stay away from.

The fields around Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow and Avebury have seen more crop formations than almost anywhere else in the world. Many people believe the ancient sites and the circles are linked by energy lines in the land.

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When
From the 1990s
Where
51.4100, -1.8650
Group
Crop circles

Visiting

Laybys on the A4 give views across the fields. Do not enter crops without the farmer's permission.

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