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Whitehorse Hill is a hill in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire, England, west of Wantage.At 261 metres (856 ft), it is the highest point in Oxfordshire. Uffington Castle lies on the summit of the hill, and the Uffington White Horse is on the hill's northern slope.
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) [1] long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk.The figure is situated on the upper slopes of Whitehorse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington in Oxfordshire, some 16 km (10 mi) east of Swindon, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2. ...
The Battle of White Horse Hill (Korean: 백마고지 전투, Chinese: 白马山战斗; pinyin: Bái Mǎ Shān Zhàn Dòu)took place during the Korean War.White Horse Hill (Hill 395) in the Iron Triangle, formed by Pyonggang at its peak and Gimhwa-eup and Cheorwon-eup at its base, a strategic transportation route in the central region of the Korean peninsula.
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve (Dakota: Šúŋkawakháŋ Ská Pahá, formerly known as Sullys Hill National Game Preserve) is a National Wildlife Refuge and nature center located on the shore of Devils Lake in Benson County, North Dakota, within the Spirit Lake Tribe reservation.
Vale scene, with White Horse Hill on the horizon The Uffington White Horse, as seen from an altitude of about 600 m (2000 ft), from the cockpit of a glider On the summit of the hill there is an extensive and well-preserved circular camp, apparently used by the Romans but of much earlier origin.
Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric hill figure on the Berkshire Downs near Uffington, Oxfordshire The Downs near Goring-on-Thames Eastbury Down, Eastbury Racehorse on farmland in Lambourn. The Berkshire Downs are a range of chalk downland hills in southern England, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Folkestone White Horse. The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel and was completed in June 2003. [1] The horse was planned as a Millennium Landmark [2] to help regenerate the Folkestone area. [3]
The White Horse near Kilburn - from Kilburn Village. The Kilburn White Horse is a hill figure cut into the hillside in the North York Moors National Park near Kilburn in North Yorkshire, England. It is 318 feet (97 m) long by 220 ft (67 m) high and covers about 1.6 acres (6,475 m 2) and said to be the most northerly "chalk" hill figure in ...