Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle, Wayland's Smithy 4K
Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle, Wayland's Smithy
Oxfordshire, England
February 2017
Uffington White Horse Hill Ridgeway Terror night wild camping hike Wayland's Smithy UK Part 2
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So the weather was looking good so hoped on the bus to Watchfield from Oxford Get the stagecoach S6 bus to Watchfield near Shrivenham or you could walk from Shrivenham
Wayland's Smithy is a chambered long barrow. Might have been constructed in the thirty-sixth century BC but what you see now is Restoration of WayLands Smithy from 1963 before that it was by looks of it pile of stones mostly covered by mud that what was left of the ancient site but even then how many times has it been moved around since the last Restoration. Maybe we will never know that what make these places so fascinating. Originally it may have been built by pastoralist communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to Britain. known as the Severn-Cotswold group. Of barrows
The Ridgeway - described as Britain's oldest road. For at least 5,000 years travellers have used the Ridgeway. The Ridgeway travels for 87 miles (140 km) total height climbed along the path is 3,881 feet (1,183 m).
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, presumed to date to the later prehistory – the Iron Age (800 BC–AD 100) or the late Bronze Age (1000–700 BC).
Uffington Castle - is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort
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UFFINGTON WHITE HORSE & CASTLE - OXFORDSHIRE [4K]
A short flight over the very scenic South Oxfordshire countryside to visit the Uffington White Horse and Castle (Iron Age Hill Fort)
The white horse measures 360ft long and is said to date from as far back the Iron Age (1000-700BC) and is the oldest and largest of the White Horse figures that stretch across the south of England.
The Castle, or rather the site of the old castle again dates back to the Iron Age and covers an area of 32,000 sqm. Both sites are under the care of English Heritage.
This is also a site that has been popular with Crop Circles across the years!
Giant Hill Figures in England
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Giant Hill Figures in England
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A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from afar rather than above. In some cases trenches are dug and rubble made from material brighter than the natural bedrock is placed into them. The new material is often chalk, a soft and white form of limestone, leading to the alternative name of chalk figure for this form of art.
Ancient hill figures cut in grass are especially a phenomenon in England: examples include the Cerne Abbas Giant, the Uffington White Horse, the Long Man of Wilmington, as well as the lost carvings at Cambridge, Oxford and Plymouth Hoe. From the 18th century onwards, many further ones were added.
Long Man of Wilmington
Cerne Abbas Giant
Uffington White Horse
Westbury White Horse
To those unfamiliar with the remaining rural landscapes of England, images of giant figures depicting man and beast emblazoned onto hillsides might elicit responses such as: Wow, is this real? Upon being informed that such hill figures exist all over Great Britain, some might even suspect the deceptive hand of Photoshop, or simply wonder why: why have people created these figures?
The answers are varied and often obscure, but we'll try to dig up what's behind each figure collected here. The works are created by stripping away the top layer of soil and turf to expose the chalk beneath, which contrasts strikingly with the green grass of the hillside. In some cases, trenches have been dug and material brighter than the bedrock placed inside. Designed to be seen from afar, the images are often discernible from great distances. Though they are frequently thought to date back from ancient times, most can be traced back to the last few centuries.
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Uffington Hillfort Castle Oxfordshire England.
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Haunted Iron Age Hill Forts : Uffington Castle
A site survey of the Haunted Hill Fort. Uffington Castle is a univallate Iron Age Hill Fort located in Oxfordshire, England. Originally a Bronze Age settlement, the site also holds a famous White Horse chalk carving upon the side of the hill, which is Bronze Age in origin. The entire site also incorporates a natural hill called Dragon Hill, due to the legend of St George fighting and killing a Dragon upon its summit. Uffington Castle covers 32,000 square metres, the original entrance positioned to the west of the summit. Also upon the summit, and not that easy to identify exist a Neolithic Long Barrow and two Bronze Age Round Barrows. Though famous as an Iron Age Hill Fort - Uffington has seen human habitation since Neolithic times. One of the most famous Neolithic Long Barrows in the entire United Kingdom, Waylands Smithy, lies only a couple of miles away to the west. Uffington Castle is one of the largest and most prominent Hill Forts upon the British Isles. Originally all of Oxfordshire's ancient sites, including Uffington, were actually part of the same ancient complex, covering many miles, which also include the more famous ancient sites located in Wiltshire.
Uffington Castle is Haunted by the Ghosts of its Iron Age inhabitants. These Ghosts are incredibly rare and have not been witnessed by the living for decades, if not centuries. Uffington Castle is a very popular tourist spot, granting spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. it is very rare to visit and to have the place to yourself, even in bad weather, there are always walkers and tourists.
Uffington Castle is also a site for modern Pagans. Given the volume of people who visit here, and the lack of sightings of these Iron Age Ghosts, it is quite possible that this Haunting is now extinct. But still worth a visit if you like history, or if you enjoy a panoramic view.
The ancient Ghosts of Uffington Castle.
See also :
Haunted Uffington Castle : Dragon Hill
Haunted Uffington Castle : The White Horse
Uffington White Horse DRONE 2018 4K
4k video of a flight around Wuffington White Horse in Oxfordshire, bordering Wiltshire. Lovely evening sun and stunning scenery.
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Uffington White Horse & Castle
As seen on SkyEye Britain - LAUNCHING IN EARLY 2013! - skyeye-app.com
Two ancient and mysterious sites lie on the scarp of the Berkshire Downs overlooking Oxfordshire. Just two of the many historic landmarks you can visit whilst walking the Ridgeway.
The White Horse of Uffington, England
The White Horse of Uffington, England
The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylized prehistoric hill figure, 110 meter long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington (in the county of Oxfordshire, historically Berkshire), some 8 km south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km south of Uffington. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. Best views of the figure are obtained from the air, or from directly across the Vale, particularly around the villages of Great Coxwell, Longcot and Fernham. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The figure presumably dates to the later prehistory, i.e. the Iron Age (800 BC–AD 100) or the late Bronze Age (1000–700 BC). This view was generally held by scholars even before the 1990s, based on the similarity of the horse's design to comparable figures in Celtic art, and it was confirmed following a 1990 excavation led by Simon Palmer and David Miles of the Oxford Archaeological Unit, following which deposits of fine silt removed from the horse's 'beak' were scientifically dated to the late Bronze Age.
Iron Age coins that bear a representation comparable to the Uffington White Horse have been found, supporting the early dating of this artifact; it has also been suggested that the horse had been fashioned in the Anglo-Saxon period, more particularly during Alfred's reign, but there is no positive evidence to support this and the view is classified as folklore by Darvill (1996). Numerous other prominent prehistoric sites are located nearby, notably Wayland's Smithy, a long barrow less than 2 kilometres (1 mi) to the west. The Uffington is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain, and is of an entirely different design from the others. It has long been debated whether the chalk figure was intended to represent a horse or some other animal. However, it has been called a horse since the 11th century at least. A cartulary of Abingdon Abbey, compiled between 1072 and 1084, refers to mons albi equi at Uffington (the White Horse Hill).
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Uffington White Horse Hill Ridgeway Terror night wild camping hike Wayland's Smithy UK Part 1
Get the Wiltshire day explorer ticket on the stagecoach app to get a 24 hour return from Oxford to Watchfield for only £7.00
So the weather was looking good so hoped on the bus to Watchfield from Oxford Get the stagecoach S6 bus to Watchfield near Shrivenham or you could walk from Shrivenham
Wayland's Smithy is a chambered long barrow. Might have been constructed in the thirty-sixth century BC but what you see now is Restoration of WayLands Smithy from 1963 before that it was by looks of it pile of stones mostly covered by mud that what was left of the ancient site but even then how many times has it been moved around since the last Restoration. Maybe we will never know that what make these places so fascinating. Originally it may have been built by pastoralist communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to Britain. known as the Severn-Cotswold group. Of barrows
The Ridgeway - described as Britain's oldest road. For at least 5,000 years travellers have used the Ridgeway. The Ridgeway travels for 87 miles (140 km) total height climbed along the path is 3,881 feet (1,183 m).
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, presumed to date to the later prehistory – the Iron Age (800 BC–AD 100) or the late Bronze Age (1000–700 BC).
Uffington Castle - is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort
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Aerial drone video tour of Uffington Castle, Oxfordshire - stunning perspective
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The Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse
Haunted Uffington Castle : Dragon Hill
*** Apologies for the poor sound quality of this upload, an approaching storm front meant the winds were howling during filming ***
A site survey. Dragon Hill exists alongside Uffington Castle, an Iron Age Hill Fort located in Oxfordshire, England. Though known for its Iron Age connection, the entire site has seen human habitation since Neolithic times. It is believed when the Celts settled upon the hill and turned it into a fortified Hill Fort, that Dragon Hill was used as a religious and ceremonial site for worship to the Celtic Gods. Dragon Hill is 456 feet high.
The most famous of legends relating to Dragon Hill is a much later legend than the Iron Age, and is Christian in nature. The christian legend states that Dragon Hill is the place where St George fought and slew a Dragon. Upon the summit of the hill is a bare piece of ground which the legend states was where the Dragon's blood poured out after St George killed it with his sword.
The legend of Dragon Hill.
See also :
Haunted Iron Age Hill Forts : Uffington Castle
Haunted Uffington Castle : The White Horse
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
Uffington, Oxfordshire, SN7 7UK the area includes Wayland Smithy as well as the Dragon hill, White Horse and Bronze age hillfort
White Horse Hill Uffington Oxfordshire UK
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Uffington Castle Startrails
A series of photos that I took to turn into a star trails photo. About 80 minutes of 30 second exposures. Canon 350D, Sigma 10-20 f/4 at 10mm, ISO 800.
BBR Watchfield (Uffington Castle, Ridgeline, United Kingdom)
Early Sunday morning run, or Before Breakfast Run. Starting of at the bottom of the Ridgeline and going straight up towards Uffington Castle. The view from here is spectacular.