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SU0469 : The Cherhill White Horse and the Landsdowne Monument

near to Cherhill, Wiltshire, Great Britain

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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2006

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Grid Square: SU0469, 10 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Janine Forbes (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph (First for SU0469)
Date Taken: Monday, 14 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 16 August, 2006
Category: Monument (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SU 046 695 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.4695N 1:56.1138W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SU 04425 69378
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)