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The creation of hill figures has been practised since Prehistory and can include human ("gigantotomy") and animal forms (cutting horses is known as "leucippotomy") as well as more abstract symbols and, in the modern era, advertising brands.

Hill figures are common in , the Uffington White Horse , the Long Man Of Wilmington , various badges of military units as well as the "lost" carvings at Cambridge , Oxford and Plymouth Hoe .


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