Difficult to see because of distance and overcast skies, but a huge white horse was cut into the hillside in 1808, or possibly a little earlier. A report in the Universal Magazine in 1808 said, "An equestrian figure of His Majesty has lately been formed in the chalk on Osmington Hill..." According to the website wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk, "it is the only horse with a rider, representing King George III. It was cut into limestone, but is whitened with chalk. It over looks Weymouth Bay, just east of Weymouth. Monday, April 4, 2011
The White Horse of Osmington Hill Weymouth, Dorset
Difficult to see because of distance and overcast skies, but a huge white horse was cut into the hillside in 1808, or possibly a little earlier. A report in the Universal Magazine in 1808 said, "An equestrian figure of His Majesty has lately been formed in the chalk on Osmington Hill..." According to the website wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk, "it is the only horse with a rider, representing King George III. It was cut into limestone, but is whitened with chalk. It over looks Weymouth Bay, just east of Weymouth. 
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