The Westbury White Horse is a chalk carving on Salisbury Plain in England. It is the oldest of several white horses carved in Wiltshire. It was restored in 1778, but prior to that its origins are unclear. It has been suggested that it was created in 878 to commemorate the Battle of Ešandun.
WestburyWhiteHorse Viewing Area is a small site with a car park that allows unrestricted views of the historic WestburyWhiteHorse high up on the chalk scarp.
The WestburyWhiteHorse is the oldest hill figure in the county and perhaps the most prominent.
The current horse dates back to 1778 but there has been a whitehorse at Westbury as far back as AD 878 when the Saxons carved the first horse to commemorate Alfred’s defeat of the Danes at Ethandun.
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