2006

SU0469 : The Cherhill White Horse and the Landsdowne Monument

taken 18 years ago, near to Cherhill, Wiltshire, England

The Cherhill White Horse and the Landsdowne Monument
The Cherhill White Horse and the Landsdowne Monument
The Cherhill, or Oldbury, White Horse was originally cut in 1780. It once had a glass eye formed from upturned bottles but these were robbed out. Attempts were made to replace the eye but these suffered the same fate. The current eye is stone and concrete.

The Lansdowne Monument is a 38 metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by Third Marquis of Lansdowne, in remembrance of one of his ancestors, Sir William Petty who was a physician and surveyor. The monument was restored by the National Trust in 1990.

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SU0469, 58 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Janine Forbes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 14 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 August, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 046 695 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.4695N 1:56.1138W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 04425 69378
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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