List of hill figures in Wiltshire

This is a list of hill figures in Wiltshire, England, ranked by age. Hill figures are large designs created by cutting into chalk hillsides so that the underlying white chalk is exposed. Wiltshire is particularly famous for its white horse hill figures, most of which were created between the 18th and 20th centuries. The county also contains several military badges carved into hillsides during the First World War, as well as a number of other modern hillside artworks.

The figures listed below are ranked by the approximate year of their creation.

White horse figures

Rank Name Location Coordinates Created Age (years) Width Height Image
1 Westbury White Horse Westbury 51°15′49″N 2°08′49″W / 51.2635°N 2.1469°W / 51.2635; -2.1469 1778[1] 248 170 feet (52 m) 180 feet (55 m)
2 Cherhill White Horse Cherhill 51°25′30″N 1°55′47″W / 51.4251°N 1.9297°W / 51.4251; -1.9297 1780 246 165 feet (50 m) 120 feet (37 m)
3 Marlborough White Horse Preshute 51°24′46″N 1°44′15″W / 51.4127°N 1.7375°W / 51.4127; -1.7375 1804 222 62 feet (19 m) 47 feet (14 m)
4 Alton Barnes White Horse Alton Barnes, near Alton 51°22′21″N 1°50′53″W / 51.3726°N 1.8480°W / 51.3726; -1.8480 1812 214 160 feet (49 m) 180 feet (55 m)
5 Hackpen White Horse Broad Hinton 51°28′21″N 1°49′03″W / 51.4724°N 1.8175°W / 51.4724; -1.8175 1838 188 90 feet (27 m) 90 feet (27 m)
6 Broad Town White Horse Broad Town 51°30′12″N 1°51′33″W / 51.5033°N 1.8591°W / 51.5033; -1.8591 1864 162 80 feet (24 m) 60 feet (18 m)
7 Pewsey White Horse Pewsey 51°19′16″N 1°45′24″W / 51.3212°N 1.7566°W / 51.3212; -1.7566 1937 89 66 feet (20 m) 45 feet (14 m)
8 Devizes White Horse Roundway 51°22′35″N 1°58′42″W / 51.3763°N 1.9784°W / 51.3763; -1.9784 1999 27 150 feet (46 m) 148 feet (45 m)

Military figures

Rank Name Location Coordinates Created Age (years) Width Height Image
1 Fovant Badges Fovant 51°03′14″N 1°58′45″W / 51.0539°N 1.9791°W / 51.0539; -1.9791 1916 110 approx. 1,804 feet (550 m) across all badges largest badge approx. 131 feet (40 m)
2 Royal Warwickshire Badge Sutton Mandeville 51°02′34″N 2°01′30″W / 51.0429°N 2.0249°W / 51.0429; -2.0249 1916 110 approx. 328 feet (100 m) approx. 213 feet (65 m)
3 Shiny 7th Badge Sutton Mandeville 51°02′32″N 2°01′20″W / 51.0421°N 2.0223°W / 51.0421; -2.0223 1916 110 approx. 36 feet (11 m) approx. 66 feet (20 m)
4 Lamb Down Military Badge (ANZAC badge) Codford 51°09′13″N 2°01′28″W / 51.1537°N 2.0245°W / 51.1537; -2.0245 1916–17 109 175 feet (53 m) 150 feet (46 m)
5 Map of Australia Compton Down near Compton Chamberlayne 51°03′42″N 1°56′24″W / 51.0618°N 1.9400°W / 51.0618; -1.9400 1917 109 210 feet (64 m) about 178 feet (54 m)
6 Bulford Kiwi Bulford 51°11′39″N 1°42′54″W / 51.1941°N 1.7151°W / 51.1941; -1.7151 1919 107 about 130 feet (40 m) about 460 feet (140 m)

Others

Rank Name Location Coordinates Created Age Width Height Image
1 Tame Buzzard Line[2] New Art Centre, East Winterslow, Salisbury 51°06′17″N 1°38′39″W / 51.1047°N 1.6441°W / 51.1047; -1.6441 2001 25 2.3 feet (0.7 m) 115 feet (35.1 m)
2 Pterry the Pterodactyl[3] Upavon Golf Club 51°17′39″N 1°46′57″W / 51.2941°N 1.7825°W / 51.2941; -1.7825 c. 2000–2020 about 45 feet (14 m) about 38 feet (12 m)
3 Devizes White Horse replica[4] Nursteed School, Devizes[4] 2012[4] 14 About 15 feet (5 m) About 14.8 feet (5 m)

Former figures

Rank Name Location Created Lost Width Height Image
1 Former Westbury White Horse Westbury Unknown (no later than 1742) 1778 96 feet (29 m) 32 feet (10 m)
2 Former Pewsey White Horse Pewsey 1785 1937 43 feet (13 m) Unknown
3 Former Devizes White Horse Devizes 1845 c. 1922 Unknown Unknown
4 Ham Hill or Inkpen White Horse Ham Hill near Inkpen, Berkshire 1860s Unknown Unknown Unknown
5 Finsbury Rifles Hurdcott Badge[5] Barford St Martin 1910s Unknown
6 Rockley White Horse Rockley Discovered 1948 20th century 126 feet (38 m) 66 feet (20 m)
7 Laverstock Panda[6] Laverstock 1969 1980s 55 feet (17 m) 55 feet (17 m)
8 Marlborough Arrow[7] Marlborough 1969 1969
9 Tan Hill Donkey Tan Hill Unknown 1970s 75 feet (23 m) Unknown
10 Mock white horse on Battlesbury Hill[8] Warminster 2006 2006

See also

Notes

Some dimensions and dates are approximate and may vary between sources.

References

  1. ^ "Wiltshire's White Horses". Visit Wiltshire. 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Tame Buzzard Line". Art UK. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Visitor Information". Upavon Golf Club. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Cowen, Lewis (11 October 2012). "Devizes school unveils white horse to mark 10th birthday". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ Hows, Mark. "Hurdcott Badge (Finsbury Rifles)". The Hillfigure Homepage. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "The Great Laverstock Panda mystery". BBC. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ Hows, Mark. "Marlborough Scout Logo". The Hillfigure Homepage. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ Hinman, Niki (6 April 2006). "April Fool as second white horse appears on hillside". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Bloemfontein White Horse". The Hillfigure Homepage. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ "White Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein". South African History Online. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Designs that Were Never Made". The Hillfigure Homepage. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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