- dorsets.co.uk history/cerne_abbas_giant.htmThe 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.
- britainexpress.com counties/dorset/ancient/cerne-…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.
- youtube.com watchHello and welcome to the channel. In this video, the channel host and Viking Egil Thorsson is telling an old English folktale called the Cerne Abbas giant.
- wise-geek.com what-is-the-cerne-abbas-giant.htmIn 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.
- arkeonews.net the-mysterious-origins-of-the-cerne…After centuries of speculation, the origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant may finally have been determined, according to a recent study.
- indorset.com the-cerne-abbas-giant/The exact age of the Cerne Abbas Giant is not known, as there are no records or historical accounts of its creation.
- arstechnica.com science/2024/01/cerne-abbas-giant…The Cerne Abbas Giant was formed by cutting trenches two feet deep into the steep hillside and then filling them with crushed chalk.
- discover.hubpages.com education/Who-Created-the-…The Cerne Abbas Giant is a geoglyph carved into a chalk hillside with an origin that has puzzled archeologists for decades. The Mystery of Geoglyphs.
- thebrainchamber.com the-cerne-abbas-giant/The Cerne Abbas Giant has long stood as a sentinel over the English countryside, its cultural resonance echoing through the ages.
- escapetobritain.com cerne-abbas-giant/The Cerne Abbas Giant is one of the most intriguing chalk figures and is found in the sleepy backwaters of Dorset, in the heart of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex.