Hill figure
Large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology.
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Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk.
Cerne Abbas Giant
The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England.
Long Man of Wilmington
The Long Man of Wilmington or Wilmington Giant is a hill figure on the steep slopes of Windover Hill near Wilmington, East Sussex, England.
Geoglyph
Large design or motif produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth.
Large design or motif produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth.
A hill figure is created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance.
Devizes
Market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.
Market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.
In 1999, a hill figure of a white horse was cut onto a hill close to Roundway Hill.
East Sussex
County in South East England on the English Channel coast.
County in South East England on the English Channel coast.
East Sussex also includes two chalk hill figures, being the Litlington White Horse and the Long Man of Wilmington, which are both situated in the Sussex Downs.
Pewsey
Large village and civil parish at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, about 6 mi south of Marlborough and 71 mi west of London.
Large village and civil parish at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, about 6 mi south of Marlborough and 71 mi west of London.
The Pewsey White Horse hill figure is located on a steep slope of Pewsey Hill about 1 mi south of the village, and can be viewed from several places in the surrounding area.
Cerne Abbas
Village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England.
Village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England.
It is notable as the location of the Cerne Abbas Giant, a chalk figure of a giant naked man on a hillside.
South Downs
The South Downs are a range of chalk hills that extends for about 260 sqmi across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, in the Eastbourne Downland Estate, East Sussex, in the east.
The South Downs are a range of chalk hills that extends for about 260 sqmi across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, in the Eastbourne Downland Estate, East Sussex, in the east.
Three of the landmarks on the Downs are the Long Man of Wilmington and the Litlington White Horse being chalk carved hill figures, and Clayton Windmills.
The Simpsons Movie
2007 American animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons.
2007 American animated comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons.
In Dorset, England, an image of Homer was painted next to the hill figure, the Cerne Abbas Giant.