1998

SY7184 : Man on White Horse, Osmington

taken 26 years ago, near to Osmington, Dorset, England

Man on White Horse, Osmington
Man on White Horse, Osmington
This white horse is large - about 280ft long by 320 feet tall. The rider is King George III. He sits atop Osmington hill overlooking Weymouth Bay. Although classed as a chalk hill figure, it is in fact predominantly made of limestone. Built in 1808.

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Category: Chalk hill figure
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Osmington White Horse [15] · King George [4] ·
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SY7184, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Dave Skinner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
July 1998   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 27 October, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 716 841 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:39.3799N 2:24.1450W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 714 831
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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