Ghostly outline of long-lost garden at Winston Churchill's birthplace revealed in aerial photos

Sweltering heat in the United Kingdom has revealed the remains of a long-lost 18th-century garden at a major tourist attraction.Aerial photos show the outline of the 300-year-old formal garden at Blenheim Palace, an estate about eight miles northwest of Oxford, England, news agency SWNS reported.Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built between 1705 and 1722, is famously the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, as well as the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough.HIDDEN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER REVEALED BENEATH HOME OF LEGENDARY ROMAN EMPERORThe outline was revealed during the latest heat wave this summer after prolonged dry weather created parch marks, or dry patches in the grass, across the grounds.A spokesperson from Blenheim Palace told Fox News Digital the marks will be visible "until cooler temperatures arrive and sufficient rain falls to green up the shallow-rooted grass."Sweltering summer heat in the United Kingdom has revealed the outline of a long-lost 18th-century formal garden at Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill's birthplace, after prolonged dry weather.(Pete Seaward/SWNS)"There isn't currently any rain in the forecast for the next few weeks, so it will be visible for a while yet," the representative added.The patches, officials say, reveal the outline of the original garden, giving a glimpse of what it looked like 300 years ago.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER SPRAWLING ROMAN ESTATE BURIED FOR CENTURIES BENEATH FARMLANDIt was originally created in 1705 by royal gardener Henry Wise and was once protected by a high stone wall with bastions.The garden was dismantled in 1760s, SWNS said, when Blenheim Palace's gardener Lancelot "Capability" Brown redesigned the palace grounds.Blenheim Palace visitors can explore the historic estate, including the room where Sir Winston Churchill was born, alongside its expansive gardens and State Rooms.

(Bettmann via Getty Images; Pete Seaward/SWNS)The technical term for the garden is a "parterre," from the French term p...