Tan Hill, Wiltshire

Tan Hill, Wiltshire
Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tan Hill is a prominent hill in All Cannings parish, Wiltshire, rising to 294 m above sea level as the second highest point of the North Wessex Downs. The hill once bore a chalk-cut white horse figure measuring 23 m from nose to tail, nicknamed the "Tan Hill Donkey" due to its disproportionately large head. A miniature stone circle of nine upright sarsen stones once stood in the valley below. Along the hill's north side runs a section of the Wansdyke, an ancient earthen rampart crossing much of southern England. The annual Tan Hill Fair, a sheep-trading event, was held from at least the 15th century until 1932.

TypeGeoglyphs
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.3814° N, 1.8837° W

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