Sultan The Pit Pony, Penallta, Hengoed, Wales.
N 51° 39.067 W 003° 15.336
30U E 482316 N 5722266
Sultan The Pit Pony, Carved from a former coal tip, approx 660 feet long, located at Penallta Parc, Hengoed, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMDD1T
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/27/2011
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This is the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture, and although I’m not sure there’s actually much competition for that particular title, Sultan sure is impressive. I particularly like the way his ear sticks right up in the air!
Sultan definitely looks a lot more like a Stallion than a Pit Pony, and as it turns out, this work (by landscape sculptor Mick Petts) was actually named Sultan by the locals – after a famous Pit Pony that used to work in the old colliery.
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You won’t be able to miss ‘Sultan’ the pit pony, the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture. ( Or part of it) Three waymarked trails guide visitors though woodland and grasslands where Skylarks and Lapwings breed. Take a stroll through Penallta Marsh, dotted with anthills and see if you can spot the butterflies or enjoy the boardwalk and willow tunnel in the wetlands area.
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