Cherhill, the Avata and the Bronze Age

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Today I visit Cherhill and it's 3,000 years of history. It's about a mile to the west of Avebury, located in Wiltshire, England. I enjoy the 1 hour walk up the hill, gaining just over 100 m (330 ft) elevation. At the top, I spend time at Cherhill White Horse, Oldbury Castle and the Lansdowne Monument.
Cherhill White Horse, the second oldest of Wiltshire's iconic carved horse figures. The horse is a lovely destination for a countryside walk with splendid views over the pretty Wiltshire countryside! The Cherhill White Horse (sometimes called the Oldbury White Horse) is one of eight remaining White Horses in Wiltshire. Historically, there have been 13 chalk White Horses in Wiltshire, but now only eight remain. These eye-catching figures were made by cutting away the turf from grassy hillsides to expose the stark white chalk underneath, creating a precisely defined figure visible for miles around. This is a traditional English phenomenon, with white chalk figures (including horses and people) decorating hillsides across England - some dating back as far as 1000 BC. The White Horse here at Cherhill is the second oldest of the horse figures in Wiltshire. Cut in 1780, it was possibly inspired by Wiltshire's oldest White Horse at Westbury. In turn, the Cherhill Horse inspired the design of the Alton Barnes White Horse. Today, the Cherhill White Horse is maintained by a group of volunteers who weed and re-chalk the figure every couple of years.
Oldbury Castle sits atop of Cherhill. It is multivallate hillfort, originally constructed in the Bronze Age in the form of a hill top enclosure consisting of a bank and ditch which surrounded an area of 6ha. In the Iron Age the defences were enlarged and deepened on the north west and east sides and extended to the south to enclose a further 2ha. It sits within open chalk downs.
The Lansdowne Monument is a slender stone obelisk built in 1845 by the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne, the owner of Bowood House, in memory of his ancestor, Sir William Petty. It also served as a focal point or 'eye-catcher' on the edge of the Marquis' Bowood Estate.
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26 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 29

@libmananchannel Год назад

Hello "Lamborne Photography"! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed it!! 😃👍

@clive.r1414 Год назад

Well worth the walk to the top Chris. Easy to turn your mind back thousands of years and imagine our ancestors looking out at those same brilliant views. Another well produced video and love the use of the Avata drone........ I hear the high pitched whine of an FPV in the offing! Thanks for all the effort mate.

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Hi Clive, thank you mate, always lovely to hear from you mate. That walk nearly did me in 😅 Yeah, I thought I'd mix it up a bit with the Avata, old meets new. I do have the FPV, and yes, it makes a heck of a whine. It will need to be a remote location in order to use that bad boy!! Take it easy pal 👍

@JimBagby74 Год назад

I'm an American who has visited a few of these places including Avebury. It is nice however to watch a quality video and avoid the nettles. Well done.

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Ha, ha! Well said. I took a few stings on your behalf then 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@Davidbirdman101 Год назад

Greetings from America, the lost colony. Excellent video, just superb. I'm binging on your videos and sharing with all my friends.

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Awesome, thank you! The lost colony is as old as Britain! Ancient, long forgot civilisations lived there, long before westerners landed there. There are loads of neolithic, hell ... even mesolithic structures in Northern America. I can't wait to return to USA to capture some of them. Thank you for stopping by, and for the nice comment 😉👍

@gypsydal 9 месяцев назад

Wow that fast drone footage was exhilarating! Discovered your channel today and just binge watched everything. Wonderful photography and information. This little corner of the UK is one of my absolute favourites 😁

@LamboPhoto 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the lovely comment and so glad you've enjoyed my videos. Yes, we are certainly blessed with some amazing history and stunning countryside!! 🤩

@pointofviewgr Год назад

Very beautiful spot 👍

@LamboPhoto Год назад

It really is! Although it does take a lot of effort to get to the top ... but it is SO worth it! 🤩

@transylvanianvistas 10 месяцев назад

Great drone footage and amazing views. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍 Subbed and Liked. 👍👍👍

@LamboPhoto 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, really glad you enjoyed it! And thank you very much for the sub 👏👍

@_Hold_My_Beer_ 4 месяца назад

Its also named 'Labour in Vain' hill - apparently one of the last roman Strongholds before they left. Always wondered why it was named this.

@thewiltshirewomble Год назад

Another fantastic video Chris with some really cool drone footage… Brill 👍 Cheers Mark

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it mate! Thanks a lot 👏 Cheers Chris 👍

@RobinDrones Год назад

Well done yet another fantastic video!

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it mate 👍

@Relaxbadkneeadventures 2 месяца назад

🇳🇱😉👍 great video again .loved it .

@DocColVideo Год назад

Another hugely entertaining and educational production Chris. Making full use of all the kit there. ❤ Great save on the commentary gaffs using captions and I loved the mix of drone footage...... fast and slow. 👏 😂 I always thought the Cotswolds were pretty flat but watching your last 2 vids I'm correctively enlightened. 👍 Awsome mate, keep 'em coming. 👌

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thankls Col. This is what happens when you don't fully research your site before leaving the house! 😅 Glad the tongue in cheek subtitle corrections worked though 😉 Thanks for the feedback as always, I was trying to spice it up bit, mixing the camera drone with the fpv drone in this one - with some overly dramatic music ... of course 👏 Avebury and Cherhill is not in the Cotswolds, but the North Wessex Downs AONB. The Cotswolds does reach Wiltshire (south of the M4), but that is further west, at Castle Combe and down to Bradford on Avon 👍

@RobertJohnLangdon-author Год назад

Another great video my friend!! The mining quarries (which continued until the 20th century) to the South East probably give you the reason for the construction of Olbury Castle linked with the natural harbours to the North and South West indicating how they transported the raw materials out of the area in prehistoric times? B-)

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thanks Robert. It's certainly has the right elevation. The views from up there are amazing, it made the very steep walk worth it. The whole hydrology thing is an eye opener for sure. I now look at every site in a completely different light, all thanks to your work 👍

@hedleythorne Год назад

Superb footage and information

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Many thanks! That is very nice of you to say. Cherhill is steeped in history, and I am glad you came along for the journey 😉👍

@DavidLorenzoFlorida Год назад

*The flight starting at **10:21** was amazing. 👍Nice view of the horse and monument. Curious, does plant life not grow after the caulk has been exposed? Just wondering why they are still visible.*

@LamboPhoto Год назад

Thanks David. The horse was originally cut from the hillside, exposing the chalk. But that has long since eroded. So now they add the chalk manually every 2 years. This keeps the weeds and grass down for a while, but they grow and push through before the next chalk is added. It's a never ending job!

@LamboPhoto Год назад

@chrisgale5634 Sorry it took so long, but hope it was worth the wait 👍