2006
SU0469 : The Cherhill White Horse and the Landsdowne Monument
taken 17 years ago, near to Cherhill, Wiltshire, England
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.
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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- Grid Square
- 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
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OSGB36:
SU 046 695 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.4695N 1:56.1138W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SU 04425 69378
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
