Chalk Horse at Pewsey
Came across this on Google Earth and I think it's magnificent :-) Grid location 51 22' 20'' north, 1 50' 53'' west. Next time I'm in England, I'm going to organise some friends to have a picnic here.
It's name is the Alton Barnes White Horse. It was designed in 1812 by one 'Jack the Painter' who had been commissioned by the landowner of Alton Barnes Manor Farm. At Winter Solstice the Wiltshire Crop Circle Study Group light it with candles.
The circular dimply thing is a burial mound, ancient Celts built them on hilltops all over the south of England to honor chieftans and legendary badminton players. Or it might be something else, but that'd be less romantic.
More about the horse
Google Maps Link
Update: more horses
New Devizes Horse
Broad Hinton/Hackpen/Winterbourne Bassett
Oldbury
The Broad Town White Horse
Folkestone white horse, Kent
Created 2006-05-09 22:07:18 by 179 and filed under stuff
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