Long Man
of Wilmington…
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 (9.7 km) northwest of Eastbourne and 1⁄3 mile (540 m) south of Wilmington. Locally, the figure was once often called the "Green Man".[1] The Long Man is 235 feet (72 m) tall,[2] holds two "staves", and is designed to look in proportion when viewed from below..
Use this Google map to explore the area.
Castle Rigg sunshine and cloud 2010
Formerly
thought
to
originate
in
the
Iron
Age
or
even
the
neolithic
period,
a
2003
archaeological
investigation
has
shown
that
the
figure
may
have
been
cut
in
the
Early
Modern
era
–
the
16th
or
17th
century
AD.
From
afar
the
figure
appears
to
have
been
carved
from
the
underlying
chalk;
but
the
modern figure is formed from white-painted breeze blocks and lime mortar.
The
Long
Man
is
one
of
two
major
extant
human
hill
figures
in
England;
the
other
is
the
Cerne
Abbas
Giant,
north
of
Dorchester.
Both
are
Scheduled
Ancient
Monuments.
Two
other
hill
figures
that
include
humans
are
the
Osmington
White
Horse
and
the
Fovant
regimental
badges.
The
Long
Man
is
one of two hill figures in East Sussex; the other is the Litlington White Horse.
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Long Man
of Wilmington…
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 (9.7 km) northwest of Eastbourne and 1⁄3 mile (540 m) south of Wilmington. Locally, the figure was once often called the "Green Man".[1] The Long Man is 235 feet (72 m) tall,[2] holds two "staves", and is designed to look in proportion when viewed from below..
Formerly
thought
to
originate
in
the
Iron
Age
or
even
the
neolithic
period,
a
2003
archaeological
investigation
has
shown
that
the
figure
may
have
been
cut
in
the
Early
Modern
era
–
the
16th
or
17th
century
AD.
From
afar
the
figure
appears
to
have
been
carved
from
the
underlying
chalk;
but
the
modern figure is formed from white-painted breeze blocks and lime mortar.
The
Long
Man
is
one
of
two
major
extant
human
hill
figures
in
England;
the
other
is
the
Cerne
Abbas
Giant,
north
of
Dorchester.
Both
are
Scheduled
Ancient
Monuments.
Two
other
hill
figures
that
include
humans
are
the
Osmington
White
Horse
and
the
Fovant
regimental
badges.
The
Long
Man
is
one of two hill figures in East Sussex; the other is the Litlington White Horse.
Use this Google map to explore the area.
Click the audio play button above to hear how to contact me…
