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The Mowing-Devil

Hertfordshire

A 1678 pamphlet about a field of oats the Devil cut in perfect circles overnight.

In 1678 a pamphlet told of a Hertfordshire farmer who argued with a mower over the price of cutting his oats. He swore he would rather the Devil mowed them.

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When
August 1678
Where
51.8000, -0.0800
Group
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The pamphlet never named the farm, so this pin marks the county, not the field.

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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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