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The White Horse is thought to have been originally carved in 878 AD to commemorate Kind Alfred's victory over the Danish at the Battle of Ethandune Work to turn Wiltshire's iconic White Horse.


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Without doubt the White Horse is an iconic symbol for the county of Wiltshire. There have been at least twenty-four of these hill figures in Britain, with no less than thirteen being in.


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The White Horse Trail takes you on a 90-mile route around the Wiltshire countryside to see all eight of the horses. You can either do it over six or seven days, or as a series of shorter walks. The route takes in part of The Ridgeway, goes past Avebury Stone Circle, the market towns of Devizes and Marlborough in a loop.


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Pewsey White Horse is a hill figure of a white horse near the village of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. Cut of chalk in 1937, it replaces an earlier horse that had disappeared under the grass and is one of eight remaining white horses in Wiltshire. It measures 66' by 45', making it the smallest of the eight canonical white horses in Wiltshire. [1]


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Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, 3.5 miles east of Calne in Wiltshire, England. Dating from the late 18th century, it is the third oldest of several such white horses in Great Britain, with only the Uffington White Horse and the Westbury White Horse being older. [1]


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The Westbury White Horse was originally chalk, but was concreted in the 1950s. Work to repaint an iconic monument in Wiltshire is due to be complete in the next week.


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Despite being very modernist in design, the Uffington White Horse near the town of Wantage is in fact the oldest chalk-cut hill figure in Britain. Experts suggest it is over 3,000 years old. Make sure you also check out Wayland's Smithy, a neolithic tomb located nearby. 5. Bulford Kiwi, Wiltshire A kiwi in Wiltshire (Creative Common: JonathanJosh)


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Wiltshire has beautiful countryside that is the perfect backdrop for the White Horses. Contents [ show] About the Wiltshire White Horses There have been 13 white chalk horses carved in the hills of Wiltshire, but now only 8 are still visible. The ones that you can't see may still be there just covered over by grass.


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About Westbury White Horse. Address: Port Way, Bratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, BA13 3EP. Attraction Type: Prehistoric Site. Location: Park as for Bratton Camp, signposted from Bratton and Westbury, off the B3098, one mile south-west of Bratton. Free parking and an observation point with information panels. Location map. OS: ST898516.


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Uffington White Horse Coordinates: 51°34′39″N 1°34′00″W The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) [1] long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk.


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The Cherhill White Horse, above the flowering rape field, is a familiar sight along the A4 between Marlborough and Chippenham. Anna Stowe / Alamy From honoring King George to artistic expression here's everything you need to know about Britain's incredible white chalk horses and walkers or warriors. The Osmington White Horse, Dorset


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The eight white horses in Wiltshire Some say 13 or 14, some say just seven, but the general consensus is that the county of Wiltshire has eight iconic chalk horses that we can still see.


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Work to repaint an iconic monument in Wiltshire is due to be complete in the next week. The White Horse, in Westbury, has been restored after algae turned the structure from white to grey.


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An introduction to the white horses. Wiltshire is the county for white horses. There are or were at least twenty-four of these hill figures in Britain, with no less than thirteen being in Wiltshire, and another white horse, the oldest of them all, being just over the border in Oxfordshire. Most of the white horses are chalk hill carvings, and.


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Westbury or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Located on the edge of Bratton Downs and lying just below an Iron Age hill fort, it is the oldest of several white horses carved in Wiltshire. [1]


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The White Horse is visible from afar and is a famous local landscape. Local records suggest that the horse was originally cut in the late 1600s, probably to commemorate the supposed Battle of Ethandun, thought to have taken place at Bratton Camp in AD 878. Read more about the history of Bratton Camp and White Horse. Before You Go