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<< Text Pages >> Red Horse of Tysoe - Hill Figure or Geoglyph in England in Warwickshire

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Multi-periodSite Name: Red Horse of Tysoe
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Warwickshire Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
 Nearest Village: Lower Tysoe
Map Ref: SP3539844833
Latitude: 52.100707N  Longitude: 1.484641W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Hill Figure in Warwickshire

The hill figure of a horse located near Lower Tysoe was mentioned in 1656 and 1798. K.A. Carduss and W.G. Miller figured the location of the Red Horse on slope of the hill over Old Lodge Farm, in a place currently covered with a forest. The trenches opened near the head of the hill figure in 1969 have confirmed differencs in subsoil, while the geophysical survey in 1980 provided further evidence for existence of the Red Horse. The origin of the figure is unknown, possibly it was an Anglo-Saxon ritual feature. Possibly it was accompanied by another, smaller hill figure.

Currently remains of the Red Horse of Tysoe are buried under the forest.

Bibliography:
Newman P. 2009 Lost Gods of Albion: The Chalk Hill-Figures of Britain. Stroud: The History Press.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
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SP3544 : Old Lodge Farm by Peter Barr
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SP3545 : Woodland above Tysoe by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
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SP3544 : Centenary Way bridleway crosses field by Old Lodge Farm by Liz Stone
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