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Cantiaci Hillfigures The West Clandon Dragon
The Dragon, visible from the A246 east of Guildford, was created in 1977 to celebrate the Silver jubilee. Although it had grassed over by 1990, it was recently restored. It is the only hillfigure in Surrey, the Cantiaci county better known for theme parks, stockbrokers, and ageing cyclists in yellow lycra. A White Horse once existed in Surrey, but it disappeared early in the twentieth century.The Dragon was used because of a local legend which was recorded as early as 1776. According to the legend, the village of West Clandon was being terrorized by a dragon. The villagers told an army deserter, who was passing through, that they would grant him a pardon if he would dispose of the beast. The dragon was consequently attacked by the soldier's dog, who wore it down so that the man could strike a fatal blow.
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