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Mystery surrounds a strange pattern carved into the ground near Coventry.
The spiral shape was spotted on satellite maps by a historian researching the fabled Knights Templar, who founded the tiny hamlet of Temple Balsall, near Balsall Common, 1,000 years ago.
Intriguingly the pattern, which is about 30m in length, is just half a mile from the site of an intricate crop circle which appeared in 2011.
t is one of the oldest and most interesting sites in the borough. It is named after, and dates from the time of, the Knights Templar. They farmed about 650 acres (2.6 km2) of the estate in the 12th century, and established Balsall Preceptory where a number of brothers lived and ran the estate. After the Order was suppressed, the estate was given to the Knights Hospitaller of St John. They lost it when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and Queen Elizabeth I gave the estate to Robert Dudley. The 13th-century church [1] and Old Hall, and 17th-century almshouses survive.
originally posted by: nugget1
I have become quite fascinated by labyrinths lately since learning they are found all over the world, with some being thousands of years old. I wonder why we lost the meaning of something that seemed so very important to our ancestors....
Thanks for sharing this!
originally posted by: nugget1
I have become quite fascinated by labyrinths lately since learning they are found all over the world, with some being thousands of years old. I wonder why we lost the meaning of something that seemed so very important to our ancestors....
Thanks for sharing this!
originally posted by: skalla
a reply to: FyreByrd
No, but similar. It was a private charitable trust but still in the Steiner fold and linked to local schools, camp hills, CC's etc. I wasn't S/W educated but worked with them for a decade, it was real interesting but I never joined the society for various personal reasons and then moved on. I learned a lot of interesting stuff and grew plenty there but the experience eventually contracted and my nut ended up rather done in. Too much of a closed shop for me and not the broad church I had first seen it as, I ended seeing it as quite dogmatic and stagnant unfortunately. It was a great experience though.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
Here are the links to the spiral on Bing Maps and Google Maps.