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- Regardless of its age, the Cerne Abbas Giant has become an important part of local culture and folklore, which often associates it with fertility.
- Soil samples from the Cerne Abbas Giant were analysed by scientists over 12 months to reveal the landmark's age.
- Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved? ... Cerne Abbas giant is Hercules and was army meeting point, say historians.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant is an ancient Anglo-Saxon naked figure sculpted into the hillside about the village of Cerne Abbas and has been 'maintained' by The...
- from the cute village, a walk up the giant is a must. Great photo opportunities, and the village of Cerne abbas is stunning.
- The first reference to this figure dates back to 1694: a payment in the Cerne Abbas churchwarden's accounts of 3 shillings towards the re-cutting of the giant.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant is also known as the “Rude Man”, for obvious reasons. It is the largest hill drawing in Britain and one of only two human representations.
- It's not often a discovery shocks archaeologists, but the revelation that the Cerne Abbas Giant could've been created in the late Saxon period has surprised many.
- The striking giant of Cerne Abbas is a 180 foot high figure of a man bearing a 121 foot long club, incised into the chalk of the hillside.
- It has been suggested that the person who ordered the Cerne Abbas Giant to be cut, did so in order to make a mockery of his political adversary Cromwell.
