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Uffington White HorseThe Uffington White Horse is a highly stylized figure, 374 feet long, cut out of the turf on the upper slopes of Uffington Castle, near The Ridgeway. The figure is believed to date back some 3,000 years to the Bronze Age. Numerous other prominent sites of similar age are located nearby, notably Wayland's Smithy, a long barrow less than two kilometres to the west. The horse is thought to represent a Celtic god (probably Epona) or a tribal symbol. For centuries, however, local people have maintained that it is a portrait of the dragon slain by Saint George on the nearby Dragon Hill. A more modern theory suggests that the stylised horse figure acted as a sign to people passing on The Ridgeway advertising horses being sold or catered for at the neighboring Uffington Castle (or a settlement that may have existed prior to the castle with the mounds visible today). The cutting exposes the underlying chalk making the horse a striking figure. Up until the late 19th century the horse was scoured every seven years as part of a more general local festival. However, when the regular cleaning was halted the figure quickly became obscured. It now needs frequent work by English Heritage for the figure to remain visible. In August 2002 the figure was defaced with the addition of a rider and three dogs by members of the "Real Countryside Alliance"" (RCA). The act was denounced by the Countryside Alliance.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2220725.stm The Uffington Horse in popular culture See also External links
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