John_R Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 I was just checking one of my shoot locations on Google Earth, and once I had the info I required I got curious to look at the older historical pictures they offer on the time-line. On a nearby group of fields, to which I have no access, there was a curious arrangement of patterns of which I grabbed a screen shot: https://gyazo.com/4829014698442f0c1e4f9d853664ee6d Might this be an archeological dig as opposed to any farming practice? I have not seen anything quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, John_R said: I was just checking one of my shoot locations on Google Earth, and once I had the info I required I got curious to look at the older historical pictures they offer on the time-line. On a nearby group of fields, to which I have no access, there was a curious arrangement of patterns of which I grabbed a screen shot: https://gyazo.com/4829014698442f0c1e4f9d853664ee6d Might this be an archeological dig as opposed to any farming practice? I have not seen anything quite like it. hello, was there a date on the pictures ? on a dig i do not think you would get that pattern effect like you normally get with back fill, very interesting and i would do some more research, cheers Edited June 5, 2019 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted June 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 The google timeline was at 2005. I have searched to see if there is anything online for the area and date, to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 minute ago, John_R said: The google timeline was at 2005. I have searched to see if there is anything online for the area and date, to no avail. hello, you could print off a copy and ask the landowner where you shoot if they had a dig in the adjoining farm, the patterns look quite fresh, i do some research for metal detecting on google earth and old maps books and that is very interesting John, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzy Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 How bizarre! Not some sort of arrangement of animal pens or something I take it? Pigsties for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Looks like a feeding trough where cows may stand ? Or a sheep pens either side of a central access channel .poss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Aliens!! did you scan for alien tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) very odd, looks like vehicle access to each grouping. i could put the pic up on a farming forum i go on if you like might be round bales Edited June 6, 2019 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 95% sure they are archaeological trenches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, islandgun said: very odd, looks like vehicle access to each grouping. i could put the pic up on a farming forum i go on if you like It would appear that the vehicle tracks line up with possible loads of soil or feed dropped, one hell of a soil improvement plan going on in those fields! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Looks like marking left behind from hay bales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Do you have much pig farming in your area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 39 minutes ago, kennett said: Do you have much pig farming in your area? hello, that could very well be the answer kennett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 That’s what I was thinking pig feeding troughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 round bales ,you can see where the driver of that long reach loader in the top right of the photo as reversed and straightend up and by the look of it theres a lot of stock on the land .DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) hello, it is amazing what you can see and find on google mapping, even drones with high power cameras can reveal land information never seen before, i have just looked on a local farm with google earth that has a pig production system but do not quite match those shown on Johns photo, still all very interesting, Edited June 6, 2019 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 I shoot on a huge free range chicken and turkey farm, the sheds for the turkeys are long sheds that can be split and moved and along each side they have half a dozen hatches they open up in the morning to let the turkeys out, they tend to stay in the sheds or very near the hatches, i am guessing that when they move the sheds to new fields this is how the ground would look after from the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, welsh1 said: I shoot on a huge free range chicken and turkey farm, the sheds for the turkeys are long sheds that can be split and moved and along each side they have half a dozen hatches they open up in the morning to let the turkeys out, they tend to stay in the sheds or very near the hatches, i am guessing that when they move the sheds to new fields this is how the ground would look after from the air. Where do they sell these huge free range chickens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Where do they sell these huge free range chickens? Lol, they sell them to marks and spencer, the turkeys are those really expensive ones you see, and get very large in size and price. Here is a pic of the chicken sheds , these sheds were due rotation and have now moved from these fields, the turkey sheds are at least 3 times longer, unfortunatly i can't find an aerial pic taken in the winter when the turkey sheds are up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, it is amazing what you can see and find on google mapping, even drones with high power cameras can reveal land information never seen before, i have just looked on a local farm with google earth that has a pig production system but do not quite match those shown on Johns photo, still all very interesting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 are they trenches for burying foot and mouth ....or chicken flu carcasses........cant remember what happened in 2005.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, ditchman said: are they trenches for burying foot and mouth ....or chicken flu carcasses........cant remember what happened in 2005.... ? hello, that was in 2001 Simon, it is all very intriguing is this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, that was in 2001 Simon, it is all very intriguing is this, but there has been H5n1 in turkeys since then .............where is it again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Yes curious indeed. Those features are not raised above ground level - vehicle track marks can be seen traversing at least one of them and in another part a cow appears to be lying on one. My suggestion is that those marks have been left on the grass by whatever it was being stored there. What that could be in those configurations is beyond my imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, ditchman said: but there has been H5n1 in turkeys since then .............where is it again ? hello, looks like John is from the East Molesey area in Surrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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