Whitehorse Hill

Whitehorse Hill is a 98.9-hectare (244-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wantage in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and has several Scheduled Monuments, including the Uffington White Horse.[4][5]

This article is about the hill in Oxfordshire. For the summit of Hangingstone Hill in Devon, see Hangingstone Hill.
Whitehorse Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 300 867[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area98.9 hectares (244 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This dry valley provides evidence of solifluction (slow sloping downhill due to repeated freezing and thawing) during at least one cold stage of the Pleistocene. The site has unimproved chalk grassland with a rich variety of flora, particularly in former chalk quarries. Grasses include upright brome and sheep’s fescue.[6]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Whitehorse Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Map of Whitehorse Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "The Manger (Karst)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. Historic England. "Uffington Castle: a univallate hillfort immediately north of the Ridgeway on Whitehorse Hill (1008412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. Historic England. "The White Horse hill figure 170m NNE of Uffington Castle on Whitehorse Hill (1008413)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. "Whitehorse Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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