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The Long Man of Wilmington

Wilmington, East Sussex

A giant figure holding two staffs, once thought to be prehistoric.

The Long Man is about 70 metres tall, one of the largest human figures in Europe. He holds two long staffs, one in each hand.

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When
1500s or 1600s
Where
50.8100, 0.1880
Group
Hill figures & giants

Visiting

A short walk from a car park outside Wilmington village.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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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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