A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph...
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Hill (figure skater) in 1999 United States Figure Skating Championships Lauren Hill (soccer) on Michigan Hawks LaurenHill Academy Laurens Hill, Georgia...
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Cerne Abbas Giant (redirect from Trendle Hill)
The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas, in Dorset, England. It is currently owned by the National Trust, and listed as...
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Uffington White Horse (category White horses (hill figures) in England)
Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper...
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Long Man of Wilmington (category Hill figures in England)
The Long Man of Wilmington or Wilmington Giant is a hill figure on the steep slopes of Windover Hill near Wilmington, East Sussex, England. It is 6 miles...
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Whittlesford (section Hill figure)
to speculation that this was possibly the site of a newly discovered hill figure of a white horse. The mark particularly resembled the Uffington White...
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Geoglyphs are generally a type of land art, and sometimes rock art. A hill figure is created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance. Perhaps...
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Vale of White Horse (section White Horse Hill)
River Thames. The name refers to Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric hill figure. As well as being a local authority district, the Vale of White Horse...
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veneration of horses in early Indo-European culture. The La Tène style hill figure in England, the Uffington White Horse dates back to the Bronze Age and...
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Virginia Hill (born Onie Virginia Hill; August 26, 1916 – March 24, 1966) was an American organized crime figure. An Alabama native, she became a Chicago...
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Westbury White Horse (category White horses (hill figures) in England)
Westbury White Horse or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire...
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Janiculum (redirect from Janiculum Hill)
the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among the proverbial Seven Hills of Rome, being west of the Tiber and outside the boundaries...
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George Edward Bellows Hill (April 24, 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 17, 1992 in Kentfield, California) was an American figure skater who competed...
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Hill (figure skater) (1907–2002), American figure skating champion George Hill (racing driver) (1886–1967), American racecar driver George Hill (footballer)...
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The hill is frequently used by the Thames Valley Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club in conjunction with Milk Hill. Formerly, Tan Hill had a hill figure of...
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hill figure. It is part of the White Horse group of monuments in the care of the National Trust, and a Scheduled Monument in its own right. The hill was...
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1972. Uffington is most commonly known for the Uffington White Horse hill figure on the Berkshire Downs in the south of the parish. The village is about...
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decoration of Wandlebury Hill. The first is the suggestion that an ancient hill figure had once been carved into the side of Wandlebury Hill, similar to the Cerne...
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Kilburn White Horse (category White horses (hill figures) in England)
The Kilburn White Horse is a hill figure cut into the hillside in the North York Moors National Park near Kilburn in North Yorkshire, England. It is 318...
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the Whipsnade White Lion, a large hill figure carved into the side of the Dunstable Downs (part of the Chiltern Hills) below the white rhino enclosure...
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are promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success". Hill is a controversial figure. Accused of fraud, modern historians also doubt many of his...
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of Alton. It is based on another white horse hill figure in Wiltshire, the Cherhill White Horse. The figure is the third largest white horse in Wiltshire...
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and Aylesbury. The Vale takes its name from the Red Horse of Tysoe, a hill figure once cut into the red clay near the village of Tysoe. The Red Horse was...
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filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British television for several decades. His show was among...
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Jack Botwinick introduced a new figure with a masculine motif, "Husband and Father-in-Law", which complements Hill's figure. McComas, William F. "Exploring...
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Maj Gen Hill has been a key figure in the United States Air Force Special Operations Command's search for seaplanes capabilities. "Eric T. Hill". United...
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Council Hill is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census, an increase of 28.5 percent over the figure of...
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Elizabeth Hill (figure skater), American skater, see 1996 United States Figure Skating Championships Betty Hill (disambiguation) Elizabeth Hill Boone (born...
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This figure was one of several examples of the eye being presented as a geoglyph to promote the fourth series. Others included another hill figure, approximately...
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Boys novel Mystery of the Desert Giant, published in 1961. Nazca lines Hill figure California Historical Landmarks in Riverside County, California Leska...
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