White Horse Hill Uffington Oxfordshire UK
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White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire
Uffington White Horse Hill, with drone footage
This is a re edit job.
Same start and middle, went 2 weeks later when not windy, got better longer footage on the drone (no camcorder or stills camera 2nd time round).
For the observant, no Caroline 2nd time around.
This is a longer more interesting footage version.
Went to Faringdon folly afterwards. That was a much better 10 minute long video.
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) 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 ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire), some 10 mi (16 km) east of Swindon, 8 km (5 mi) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km (1.6 mi) 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. The 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 Guardian stated in 2003 that for more than 3,000 years, the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a masterpiece of minimalist art.
The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is of an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.
Uffington. White Horse Hill. England.
Feb 2014
Uffington White Horse Hill Oxfordshire England.
Bronze Age 1000, 700 BC
Uffington White Horse DRONE 2018 4K
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Incredible view from the uffington white horse hill
The Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse, Dragon Mound and Hillfort
The Bronze Age chalk figure of the Uffington White Horse lies in Oxfordshire and nearby are the Dragon Hill and the Iron Age Uffington Castle. The White Horse may have been a tribal symbol and is best seen from a distance. It is formed from deep ditches filled with selected and then crushed chalk nodules. Until the late 18th century fairs were held at the castle and the horse was cleaned of vegetation once every seven years.
It is said that St George fought and killed the dragon on the Dragon Mound and that where its blood spilled on the hill top nothing has ever grown since. This white spot legend has been recorded for many centuries!
The Uffington White Horse (Drone Footage)
This Drone Footage Video captures The Prehistoric White Horse in Uffington, Oxfordshire, England.
The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. In this video you see it in its full glory from the air. The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is of an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.
The origin has long been presumed to date to the later prehistory – the Iron Age (800 BC–AD 100) or the late Bronze Age (1000–700 BC). This view was generally held by scholars before the 1990s, based on the similarity of the horse's design to comparable figures in Celtic art. This theory was confirmed following a 1990 excavation led by Simon Palmer and David Miles of the Oxford Archaeological Unit: deposits of fine silt removed from the horse's 'beak' were scientifically dated to the late Bronze Age, some time between 1380 and 550 BC.They also discovered the figure was cut into the hill up to a metre (3 ft) deep, not simply scratched into the chalk surface.
Iron Age coins that bear a representation comparable to the Uffington White Horse have been found, supporting the early dating of this artefact. Darvill (1996) dismisses as folklore the suggestion that the horse had been fashioned in the Anglo-Saxon period, more particularly during Alfred's reign: there is no evidence to support this.
The medieval Welsh book Llyfr Coch Hergest (Red Book of Hergest, 1375–1425) states: Gerllaw tref Abinton y mae mynydd ac eilun march arno a gwyn ydiw. Ni thyf dim arno. This translates as Near to the town of Abinton there is a mountain with a figure of a stallion upon it, and it is white. Nothing grows upon it.
Equipment Used: DJI Inspire 2 (with Zenmuse X5S)
Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X
Music: 'Project 11' by notahs
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Location: Uffington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hillside Chalk Figures in England
8 of Englands best known hillside chalk figures, The Longman of Wilmington, The White horse of Litlington, The White horse of Osmington, The Cerne Abbas Giant, The White horse of Westbury, The White horse of Chernhill, the White horse of Uffington, the White lion at Whipsnade
Uffington White Horse Hill
Uffington White Horse Hill
The Uffington White horse
Made the most of a couple of hours away from the workshop just to blow the dust out of my hair. (What hair);-)
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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White Horse Hill Uffington Drone Aerial
A made voyage with the phantom 4 from DJI White horse Hill from a drone
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 White Horse and Dragon Hill
The majestic hill figure and Dragon Hill near Uffington Oxfordshire