England has a series of giant white figures, most are horses but a few men, in several places around the country carved in chalk on the side of hills. Most of them are 200-300 years old, but a few are much older. The Uffington White Horse is the oldest - and coolest looking - and is estimated to be 3,000 years old - similar in age to Stonehenge.
The interesting thing is, you can't really see it to appreciate it from the ground. The picture at the top of this post is an aerial shot stolen from Wikipedia. So whoever built the thing, did it to be seen from above. Hmmm.
We climbed the hill to get a close look. These are taken standing beside it.
This is the head.
The left picture is a rear leg. The right is a front leg.
This is the tail.
This is looking from the top of the hill down on Amanda and John.
The best shots we could get of the whole thing from the ground.
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