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Kilburn White Horse

Kilburn White Horse

The Kilburn White Horse is a large chalk hill figure cut into the limestone of Roulston Scar, the steep escarpment that defines the western edge of the Hambleton Hills in North Yorkshire. Carved in November 1857 and measuring roughly 97 by 67 metres, it was conceived not as an ancient relic but as a deliberate Victorian creation

Cerne Abbas Giant Hill Figure

Cerne Abbas Giant is possibly the oldest hill figure in Britain.

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