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Litlington White Horse

Near Alfriston, East Sussex

A white horse above the Cuckmere valley, cut overnight, legend says.

The first horse here was said to have been cut in 1838 by local men in a single night. The present horse was cut in 1924.

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When
Cut 1924
Where
50.7950, 0.1550
Group
Hill figures & giants

Visiting

Best seen from the footpath across the valley near Litlington.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
Read the full story in the book

The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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