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Woolbury White Horse

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The Woolbury White Horse is a small hill figure on the southern ramparts of Woolbury Ring, an Iron Age hillfort on Stockbridge Down in Hampshire, England. It was made from rough flints pushed into the turf and painted white, rather than carved as a deep chalk relief. The figure is documented from 1846 and is identified as the only white horse hill figure in Hampshire, making it a local example of English landscape art and archaeology.

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Where is the Woolbury White Horse located?

The Woolbury White Horse is on the southern ramparts of Woolbury Ring at Stockbridge Down in Hampshire, England. Woolbury Ring is an Iron Age hillfort.

Is the Woolbury White Horse carved into chalk?

No, the figure was made from rough flints pushed into the turf and then painted white. That construction differs from the deep chalk relief used for many famous English white horses.

How large is the Woolbury White Horse?

It is a small hill figure rather than one of the huge chalk horses found elsewhere in southern England. Its position on Woolbury Ring is more important to its identity than large scale.

What makes the Woolbury White Horse unusual?

Its rough-flint construction makes it unusual among English white horse figures. The stones sit in the turf and were painted white instead of exposing a carved chalk surface.

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