White Horse, Uffington (N 51° 34’ 39” W 1° 34’ 00”) Card 150x150mm with recycled envelope and biodegradable cello. Detailed caption on the reverse of the card. Card is blank for your own message.
White Horse, Uffington (N 51° 34’ 39” W 1° 34’ 00”)
The famous White Horse at Uffington in Oxfordshire has been the subject of debate for many years. Why it was created remains a mystery. Theories range from it being a signal for extraterrestrials to a depiction of a dragon that Saint George is said to have slain nearby. However the most popular theory is that it was dedicated to the Celtic Goddess Epona who was often depicted with the features of a horse. When recent tests on soil samples at the base of the trenches were completed, it was proven to be around 3000 years old which dates it to late Bronze Age. It is 111m (365 ft) long and was carved into the hillside close to the Iron Age hill fort called Uffington Castle. The shape itself was carved and then backfilled with chalk blocks and has changed very little since it was constructed. The Uffington White Horse is one of many that exist or are known to have existed in Britain, thirteen of which are just across the county border in Wiltshire. The site is now
maintained by English Heritage.
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