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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

Military figures

Others

Former figures

See also

  • Bloemfontein, a city in South Africa where Wiltshire troops are believed to have cut the Bloemfontein White Horse around 1900, resulting in “the only Wiltshire white horse that is not in Wiltshire”.
  • Liddington, a village near Swindon once considered for a white horse.
  • List of public art in Wiltshire

Notes

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

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