There is parking in lay-bys on both sides of the A4, just please be careful crossing the road as it can be very busy. Some of these figures can trace their roots back to the Celts. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. This white limestone are the shells of tiny marine organisms that lived and died in the seas that once covered much of Britain some 90 million years ago. Also known as Bratton White Horse, the origin of this hill figure is obscure but may be ancient. The hill forms a part of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. Over the years it has been neglected and not scoured. There is a car park at the top of the hill behind the horse. This unique stylized representation of a horse consists of a long sleek back, thin disjointed legs, a streaming tail, and bird-like beaked head. This large white horse consists of six tons of chalk and is approximately 93 feet long and 65 feet high. The horse is beginning to get a bit overgrown and the white chalk has gone a bit greyish. It was not just scratched into the chalk hillside, but rather dug in, up to 3 feet deep. This function has been disabled for The Silver Nomad. It was not just scratched into the chalk hillside, but rather dug in, up to 3 feet deep. The Uffington White Horse is the oldest known white horse hill carving in England. It still makes my heart soar every time I see it and the one that I visit the most. The horse is 131 feet (40 metres) long and 142 feet (43 metres) high. The White Horse was designed and financed by Thomas Taylor, a Victorian businessman, and was cut in 1857. and 550 B.C. The Alton Barnes Chalk Horse is on Milk Hill, about a mile north of the village of Alton Barnes. Photo by: Schildiecom CC BY-SA 4.0. The Cherhill White horse, cut into the Marlborough Downs, is owned and maintained by the village of Cherhill. The most recent addition to the white chalk horses in Wiltshire is the Devizes Horse which was cut in 1999 on Roundway Hill above the town. Rather, it was carved into the soft chalk hillside in 1919 by soldiers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at the end of the First World War, while they were stationed in England before returning home. Their origins may be blurred by time, but through restoration and ongoing dedicated maintenance, they will all be around for future generations to enjoy. How fun that new horses are still being added. Like the Cerne Abbas Giant, the Long Man’s origins are unknown, and the earliest known reference was a drawing made by William Burrell in 1766. Cherhill Down is a Site of Social Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the range of chalk downland flowers and plants found in the area. You can park in Marlborough High Street and walk from there. She turned her life around, retrained herself and set up as a self-employed website designer. There is a high and over trail, above the white horse see PDF file, this says the horse is best The logo, made of clothes, was laid on the Alton Barnes horse in Wiltshire, which had been recently re-chalked by school children. In 1804, a group of pupils from Marlborough College cut the horse on Granham Hill behind the college to a design by fellow schoolboy William Canning. Westbury White Horse, Bratton Camp (1778). Devizes White Horse, made in 1999 for the millenium it is the youngest of Wiltshire's white horses, it is a replica of the Old Devizes White Horse (1845) which now sadly is no longer visible Chalk Hill Chalk Drawings Wildlife Park White Horses English Countryside Land Art British History Ancient History Wonders Of The World He may have had help from the landlord of one of the local pubs. The horse is well kept and is maintained well. 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