United Kingdom • Culture & Heritage Cut into the rolling hills and chalky grasslands of England, these enormous figures have quelled unhappy troops, upset kings and hosted pagans across the ages – and now they greet modern-day hikers… Peter Moore 11 June 2026 Link copied! Westbury White Horse, Wiltshire (Dreamstime) Cut into the rolling hills and chalky grasslands of England, these enormous figures have quelled unhappy troops, upset kings and hosted pagans across the ages.