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Where to Photograph Hillside figures

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph Hillside figures within the UK. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Hillside figure White Horses	Near	County	NGR	Notes
Uffington White Horse	Uffington	Oxfordshire	SU302866
Alton Barnes White Horse	Alton Barnes	Wiltshire	SU106637
Broad Town White Horse	Broad Town	Wiltshire	SU098783
Cherhill White Horse Oldbury White Horse	Cherhill, nr Calne	Wiltshire	SU049696
Devizes White Horse	Devizes	Wiltshire	SU016641
Hackpen White Horse Broad Hinton White Horse Winterbourne Bassett White Horse	Broad Hinton	Wiltshire	SU128749
Marlborough White Horse Preshute White Horse	Preshute, nr Marlborough	Wiltshire	SU184682
Pewsey White Horse	Pewsey	Wiltshire	SU171580
Westbury White Horse Bratton White Horse	Bratton near Westbury	Wiltshire	ST898516
Cleadon Hills White Horse		Tyne and Wear	NZ393645	small painted on rock face
Folkestone White Horse	Folkestone	Kent	TR198382
Heeley Millennium Park White Horse	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	SK354851
Kilburn White Horse		Yorkshire	SE514813
Litlington White Horse		Sussex	TQ510009
Mormond White Horse Strichen White Horse		Aberdeenshire	NJ961566	plus stag see below
Osmington White Horse		Dorset	SY716841
Woolbury White Horse		Hampshire	SU381351
Luzley Horse Heather horse	Dardley	Greater Manchester	SD972010	difficult to see
Hillside figure Others	Near	County	NGR	Notes
Cerne Abbas Giant	Cerne Abbas	Dorset	ST667017
Long Man of Wilmington		East Sussex	TQ542034
Cambridge Giants		Cambridgeshire	TL495532	only outlines of some characters remain
Bulford Kiwi		Wilshire	SU200439
Laverstock Panda		Wilshire	SU169320
Compton Chamberlain Military Badge		Wilshire	SU043291
Fovant Down Military Badges		Wilshire	SU016283
Sutton Down Military Badges		Wilshire	ST983270
Lamb Down Military Badge		Wilshire	ST983393
Combe Martin Badge			SS575475
Shoreham Cross		Kent	TQ514619
Lenham Cross		Kent	TQ903529
Wye Crown	Wye	Kent	TR071466
Battle of Britain Memorial	Folkestone	Kent	TR245381	Propeller
Bleriot Memorial Dover aeroplane		Kent	TR327421
Watlington White Mark		Oxfordshire	SU700938	large triangle
Bledlow Cross		Oxfordshire	SP769009
Whiteleaf Cross		Buckinghamshire	SP821039
Whipsnade Lion		Bedfordshire	SP996177
Mormond White Stag		Aberdeenshire	NJ961566	plus White Horse see above
Whitehawk Hawk	Whitehawk, near Brighton	East Sussex	TQ344044
Newburgh Bear	Lindores Abbey, Newburgh	Fife, Scotland	NO252183	Black bear with stick
Stoke Swan				constructed as a community art project in Oct 2002, it is called White Flight II.
Warwick Swan		Warwickshire	SP338581
Sidmouth Donkey	Salcombe Regis	Devon	SY162895	Donkey Sanctuary near Salcombe Regis. 50’ high by 30’ wide Concrete (2002), best viewed from the visitors centre. Free access and parking.
Stratford Rabbits	Stratford	Warwickshire	SP221572	Four rabbits on Ryon Hill, just outside Stratford. Scene is about 30m wide and 25m high. The rabbits can only be seen when driving northbound from Stratford on the A439 (formerly A46)
West Clandon Dragon	West Clandon	Surrey	TQ042509
Trie Cassyn		IOM	SC250845	3 legged symbol
Ditchling Cross		East Sussex	TQ360127	difficult, nearly lost now
E II R	Lewes	East Sussex	TQ424108	Just about visible now, marked the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth II (1978)
Julian's Bower	Alkborough	Lincolnshire	SE879217	A turf maze

White Horses by size, sorted by length

Italic horses no longer exist, included to show historic change.

White Horse	Length	Height	Length	Height	Notes
Uffington	365 ft	110 ft	112 m	34 m	.
Folkestone	300 ft	150 ft	100 m	50 m	.
Osmington	280 ft	323 ft	86 m	99 m	.
Westbury, new	170 ft	180 ft	52 m	55 m	Once chalk, now painted concrete
Mormond	162 ft	126 ft	50 m	39 m	.
Alton Barnes	160 ft	166 ft	49 m	51 m	.
Devizes, new	150 ft	147 ft	46 m	45 m	.
Rockley	126 ft	66 ft*	39 m	20 m*	*Height from back to hooves
Cherhill	120 ft	160 ft	37 m	49 m	.
Westbury, early	100 ft	<100 ft*	31 m	<31 m*	*Gough said the height as "near one hundred feet"
Hackpen	90 ft	90 ft	28 m	28 m	.
Litlington, new	89 ft	66 ft	27 m	20 m	.
Broad Town	80 ft	60 ft	24 m	18 m	.
Tan Hill	75 ft	not known	23 m		.
Marlborough	70 ft	60 ft	21 m	18 m	.
Pewsey, new	66 ft	45 ft	20 m	14 m	.
Pewsey, old	43 ft	Not known	13 m		.
Woolbury	27 ft	18 ft	8 m	6 m	Whitewashed flints
Cleadon Hills	10 ft	7 ft	3 m	2 m	Painted on a rock face

This list will continue to grow as we come across new places. REMEMBER if know of somewhere that you feel is a good place please let us know.

See Also:

How to Photograph Hillside Figures

Introduction to Hillside Figures

By: Keith Park	Section: White Horse & Hillside Features	Key:
Page Ref: hillside	Topic: Hillside	Last Updated: 01/2012

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