Oliver's Castle
Roundway Down, near Devizes, Wiltshire
In August 1996 a short video appeared showing small balls of light darting over a field below the hillfort of Oliver's Castle, and a crop circle forming beneath them in seconds. Believers hailed it as proof.
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- When
- August 1996
- Where
- 51.3738, -2.0078
- Group
- Crop circles
Visiting
Oliver's Castle hillfort is open access, with a car park at Roundway Hill.
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