The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper slopes of Whitehorse Hill in the Engl
Aerial view of the White Horse
Uffington White Horse, sketched by William Plenderleath in The White Horses of the West of England (1892)
aerial view of the Uffington White Horse
Uffington White Horse specifically illuminated by Midwinter sunlight in the early afternoon
The Cerne Abbas Giant, or Cerne Giant, is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas, in Dorset, England. It is currently owned by the National Trust, and listed as a scheduled monument of England.
Uffington White Horse
…1993). Painted in 2024, a public mural of the English Settlement sleeve, prominently depicting the Uffington Horse, features on Crombey Street, Swindon. Cerne Abbas Giant Long Man of Wilmington…
Cerne Abbas Giant chalk figure below the rectangular "Trendle" earthworks
1764, first known drawing from the Gentleman's Magazine with measurements, including the height of 180 feet (55 m)
1842 drawing by the antiquary and editor John Sydenham
1892 drawing by the author and antiquarian William Plenderleath