Cheval blanc de Westbury

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Le Cheval blanc de Westbury ou de Bratton est un géoglyphe haut de 55 m et large de 52 m qui se trouve sur la pente du plateau de Salisbury Plain, à approximativement 2,4 km à l'est de Westbury dans le Wiltshire en Angleterre. Situé en bordure de Bratton Downs et au pied d'une colline fortifiée du Néolithique, c'est le plus ancien de plusieurs chevaux blancs gravés dans le Wiltshire. Il fut restauré en 1778, une action qui a pu effacer un autre cheval ayant occupé la même pente. Une gravure des années 1760 représente un cheval regardant dans la direction opposée qui était légèrement plus petit que la figure actuelle. Il n'y a cependant pas de documentation ou d'autre preuve de l'existence d'un cheval de craie à Westbury datant d'avant 1742.

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Address: Bratton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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Source: Chris Downer

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