- Regardless of its age, the Cerne Abbas Giant has become an important part of local culture and folklore, which often associates it with fertility.
- The colossal figure of the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset County, England, is thought to be Hercules, serving as a rallying point for forces combating the Vikings...
- 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...
- Driving up from Dorset, we stopped off to see the Cerne Abbas Giant - carved into the chalk hillside.
- Soil samples from the Cerne Abbas Giant were analysed by scientists over 12 months to reveal the landmark's age.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant or the ‘Rude Man’ is one of the largest hillfigures in Britain, he (the figure’s gender is beyond doubt) is one of two representations of the...
- The Cerne Abbas Giant chalk hill figure and The Trendle enclosure earthwork on Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, 2015. Artist Historic England.
- 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.
- The earliest known mentions of the Cerne Abbas Giant are from just 300 years ago, leading researchers to believe it was probably about that old.
- In the case of the Cerne Abbas Giant, the underlying rock is chalk, which causes the giant to stand out vividly against the green hill he is carved into.
