The Man in the Hills (figure)

The Man in the Hills was a man featured in a story told by Sir Handel.

Legend
The Man in the Hills was a tall man, all dressed in white and lived in the Hills of Sodor. According to Sir Handel, no-one had ever found him. However, he is seen as a white chalk figure in a hillside next to the Skarloey Railway.

Basis
The white chalk figure of the Man in the Hills is based upon the Long Man of Wilmington, a mysterious guardian who protects the South Downs. The Long Man of Wilmington is on a steep hillside, six miles north-west of Eastbourne, East Sussex in Southern England.

Appearances
The Man in the Hills was seen as a white chalk figure in Man in the Hills in Season 12.