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PRN | 42 | ||||
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Site or location name | Bulford Kiwi | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | 'A giant hill figure carved into the chalk on Beacon Hill by New Zealand troops in 1919 to commemorate their presence in Sling Camp just to the north during the First World War. Comment- Information available on the Historic England website states the Bulford Kiwi was constructed in the post-war period (1919) historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1443438 [Accessed 10/01/2018] Chris Kolonko (Home Front Legacy) 10/01/2018' | ||||
Monument Type | EFFIGY;EFFIGY | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | |||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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Site Location | On the Beacon Hill Ridge over looking the Bulford rifle ranges | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: SU20084387 (420080, 143870) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (21-11-2014) | ||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Richard Osgood - Bulford Conservation Group (20-11-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 21-11-2014 | ||||
Last Updated | 21-11-2014 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Bulford Kiwi carved, by New Zealand troops stationed at Sling Camp, into the chalk on Beacon Hill in 1919 (Tidworth Road, Bulford, Wiltshire). (File name: 42_53.jpg) |
JPG | 321 Kb |