Nearby features Uffington White Horse

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the manger, white horse @ centre skyline , dragon hill (left)


the significant nearby feature iron age uffington castle, located on higher ground atop knoll above white horse. hillfort comprises area of approximately 3 hectares (7.4 acres) enclosed single, well-preserved bank , ditch. dragon hill natural chalk hill artificial flat top, associated in legend st george.



the manger viewed white horse


whitehorse hill designated site of special scientific interest (sssi). geological sssi due pleistocene sediments, , biological sssi has 1 of few remaining unploughed grasslands along chalk escarpment in oxfordshire.



the giant s stair, taken white horse hill


to west ice-cut terraces known giant s stair . believe these terraces @ bottom of valley result of medieval farming, or alternatively used farming after being formed natural processes. steep sided dry valley below horse known manger , legend says horse grazes there @ night.



view dragon hill road


the blowing stone, perforated sarsen stone, lies in garden in kingston lisle, 2 kilometres away , produces musical tone when blown through, thought possibly have been moved white horse site, in 1750.


wayland s smithy neolithic long barrow , chamber tomb 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of horse. lies next ridgeway, ancient trackway runs behind uffington castle, , followed ridgeway national trail, long-distance footpath running overton hill, near avebury, ivinghoe beacon in buckinghamshire.








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