Bulford Kiwi
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The Bulford Kiwi is a large chalk hill figure of a kiwi bird carved into the hillside near Bulford on Salisbury Plain in England, created by New Zealand troops during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulford Kiwi canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chalk hill figure
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| access | viewable from public roads ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ANZAC military heritage
ⓘ
New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.197°N 1.759°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand troops ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of New Zealand presence in Britain ⓘ |
| depicts | kiwi bird ⓘ |
| elevation | hillside above Bulford ⓘ |
| genre |
land art
ⓘ
military graffiti ⓘ |
| hasShape | bird outline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| inscription | originally accompanied by letters “NZ” ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bulford Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bulford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Salisbury Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand authorities ⓘ local volunteers ⓘ |
| material | chalk ⓘ |
| namedAfter | kiwi (bird) ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Amesbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulford Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a New Zealand war memorial in England
ⓘ
large chalk depiction of a kiwi bird ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salisbury Plain Training Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tradition of chalk figures in southern England ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of New Zealand troops
ⓘ
regimental memorial ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| significantEvent |
cleaning and re-chalking in 21st century
ⓘ
restoration in late 20th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | surrounding Salisbury Plain ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.