A very bright light on the A420 (Swindon-Oxford)

[JDMFanYo]

Apart from someone trying to signal Batman, what on earth is that very very bright beam of light pointing towards the sky?

As it was dark, I couldn't see where it was coming from, only caught a glimpse of a nearby location (White horse industrial park or something), though Google brings up this as being bear Bath.

Unless it was aliens

[CatherineJ]

Where exactly on the A420, was it near Watchfield?

Could be coming from the Defence Academy.

Edited by CatherineJ on Monday 8th February 15:09

[JDMFanYo]

I honestly don't remember.

Can't be many of them?

Google is useless, it was 100% 'white horse' something, it was a type of trading estate

[CatherineJ]

JDMFanYo said:

I honestly don't remember.

Can't be many of them?

Google is useless, it was 100% 'white horse' something, it was a type of trading estate

There are quite a lot of "White Horse" places along the A420 and they tend to be clustered around the A420 at Watchfield/Shrivenham. For example there is a White Horse Brewery there.

My money is on it being something from the D.A complex.

Edited by CatherineJ on Monday 8th February 15:15

[JDMFanYo]

It was on the left (heading northbound), looked quite close to the road but was surrounded by trees.

The light source was actually emitted above the tree line, so must be on some sort of tower

[CatherineJ]

When you say the left, you mean your left when heading to Oxford from Swindon, or coming in the other direction.

[Cock Womble]

JDMFanYo said:

It was on the left (heading northbound), looked quite close to the road but was surrounded by trees.

The light source was actually emitted above the tree line, so must be on some sort of tower

It is on some sort of tower. I've seen it before - it's on the hill behind those weird wooden statues.

Not sure what it is, so not much help.

[JDMFanYo]

CatherineJ said:

When you say the left, you mean your left when heading to Oxford from Swindon, or coming in the other direction.

Yarp

[matc]

Could have been a music festival/nightclub thing going on, they quite often have those lights to direct people in.

[Max Turbo]

Farringdon Folly Lights

Although they aren't meant to be shining at the moment, according to this...


Folly Lights


ETA - What do I win?!

Edited by Max Turbo on Monday 8th February 15:33

[otolith]

Is it this?

http://www.faringdonfolly.org.uk/index.php?option=...

?

Dammit, too slow

Edited by otolith on Monday 8th February 15:36

[JDMFanYo]

Max Turbo said:

Farringdon Folly Lights

Although they aren't meant to be shining at the moment, according to this...


Folly Lights


ETA - What do I win?!

Edited by Max Turbo on Monday 8th February 15:33

Shirley pride is worth more than anything else?!

Thanks for that, it was bugging me

So after all, it was a lord of the rings type thingymajig tower!

P.S. It was shining Friday night and Sunday night, so certainly working

[Max Turbo]

I only knew what it was because it kinda freaked me out when I was driving that route back over Christmas! Late at night, no other cars on the road for some reason and this beacon which seemed to follow me...

[iggletiggle]

its The Mental.

[blueedge]

The Folly lights have been on for what seems like weeks now, and you can see it for miles. It's a little spooky around the suburbs of Faringdon when there's low lying cloud and you see the light moving around! You can go up the tower the first Sunday of every month I believe.

[eharding]

NOTAM until 28th of March...

[RSGulp]

blueedge said:

You can go up the tower the first Sunday of every month I believe.

[Mini1275]

RSGulp said:

blueedge said:

You can go up the tower the first Sunday of every month I believe.

:snigger:

[normalbloke]

Think of the children and the carbon footprint.....

[CatherineJ]

I have no idea where that is in Farigndon.