'Long Man' carved into slopes of Windover Hill on the South Downs at Wilmington, East Sussex
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Wilmington |
Subject Date | 1968 |
Image Date | 1968 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/ENG/3255 (ES3629.8) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Human figure ; Landscape ; Archaeological sites |
NOTES: The Long Man of Wilmington is one of the two examples of giantonomy in England, the other being the Cerne Abbas giant, north of Dorchester. The lack of firm historical evidence has made it impossible to accurately date the 'Long Man' . Many Sussex people are convinced that he is prehistoric, others believe that he is the work of an artistic monk from the nearby Priory carried out between the 11th and 15th centuries. Archaeological work done by the University of Reading suggests that the figure dates from the 16th or 17th century.
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