Uffington White Horse

Local nameUffington White Horse
LocationUffington, UK

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington, some 10 mi east of Swindon, 8 km south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km south of Uffington. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north.

Tags Hill FigureChalkEnglish HeritageScheduled MonumentPrehistoricPrehistoric ArtFree
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Opening hours

Open at any reasonable time during daylight hours

Admission

Admission to the site is free.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse

English Heritage website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/uffington-castle-white-horse-and-dragon-hill/

Phone +44 870 333 1181

Address Oxfordshire, England

Coordinates 51°34'40.055" N -1°33'59.849" E

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