The Long Man of Wilmington

This chalk man may not be as old as you think. As there is no record before 1710.

But above it is a barrow dating back 3500 years. And if you have lunch below the long man, the sun will be directly behind you at midday.

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I walk there in the autumn. The composers Benjamin Britton and Frank Bridge did once too.

It sits below the South Downs Way.

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meggie · F

I think there's a horse there too.

Jacko1971 · 51-55, M

@meggie the prehistoric white horse is at Uffington in Oxfordshire.

SW-User

@meggie Litlington horse

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Overlooks the river Cuckmore, dates from 1924.

Jacko1971 · 51-55, M

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meggie · F

@SW-User so it's not as old

SW-User

@Jacko1971 That is the Uffington Horse in Oxfordshire. That one is 3000 years old. Like the Long Man at Wilmington it has a barrow next to it.