Weird & wonderful · South West England
British chalk hill figures
Eleven figures cut into chalk hillsides, ranging from prehistoric to Victorian curios.
The white horse of Uffington is the oldest chalk hill figure in Britain — possibly 3,000 years old. The Long Man of Wilmington and Cerne Abbas Giant join it; the rest are mostly Georgian and Victorian additions. Together they tell a strange parallel story to the official heritage record.
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📷 5Hill forts · South East England
Uffington White Horse
Uffington White Horse — prehistoric carving in Uffington, England.
★ Iconic📷 10Weird & wonderful · South East England
Long Man of Wilmington
72-metre chalk hill figure on the South Downs, largest in Western Europe.
📷 5Hill forts · South West England
Cerne Abbas Giant
Cerne Abbas Giant — hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England, UK.
📷 4Natural landmarks · South West England
Westbury White Horse
The Westbury White Horse or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire. It is the oldest of eight white h
📷 5Natural landmarks · South East England
Litlington White Horse.
Litlington White Horse. — a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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