LAND OF THE WHITE HORSE (PB)

A cultural and archaeological history of one of England's great monuments: the White Horse at Uffington. In the early first millennium BC, a sleek, almost abstract figure 120 yards long was carved into the green turf of the North Wessex Downs. For centuries, antiquarians, travellers and local people speculated about the age of the Horse, who created it and why. It has inspired artists, poets and writers, including Eric Ravilious, John Betjeman and J.R.R. Tolkien. And it is most remarkable because it is still here – cared for across millennia.