White Horse of the Chalk Downlands

This white horse in Wiltshire, England was created by removing the top layers of soils over an underlying chalk geology. While such features are difficult to date, it is estimated that the white horses of the chalk downlands, 24 still (somewhat) visible, were created in the Iron Age. Many more recent hill features have been created in the area, including a new horse near the town of Devizes in 2000.