Kilburn White Horse in North Yorkshire to be maintained by Forestry Commission

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The Kilburn White Horse in Kilburn North Yorkshire. Cut on brown limestone rather than the white chalk of southern England. The maintenance of the Kilburn White Horse has now become the responsibility of the Forestry Commission after some 160 years of voluntary maintenance. Originally cut by 30 local labourers.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Kilburn, York, UK
Photo credit: © Matt Pennington/PennPix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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