- For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the origins of the Cerne Abbas giant, the huge, naked, club-wielding figure cut into a chalky...
- The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure in the village of Cerne Abbas in the county of Dorset. It is 180 ft in length and holds a raised club in his hand.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant, also known as the Cerne Giant, is a chalk drawing of a man wielding a club upon a hillside in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.
- Enjoy a gentle stroll leading up to the Giant from Cerne Abbas and the viewing area off the main road.
- The finding is unexpected because the earliest mentions of the Cerne Abbas Giant are from just over 300 years ago, suggesting it was forgotten for centuries.
- ISLAMABAD - The Cerne Abbas Giant is not prehistoric and may have been cut in the 17th-century before becoming a propaganda tool for William of Orange...
- No actual behemoth was harmed in the process, because the Cerne Abbas Giant is a geoglyph—a large artwork emblazoned into the landscape.
- Cerne Abbas Giant as seen from the Viewpoint car park. Photographed using a telephoto lens. The giant is owned by the National Trust although it’s FREE to visit.
- Until now archaeologists and historians had thought that a 55-metre tall figure, cut into a hillside in Dorset , the so-called Cerne Abbas Giant...
- Der Cerne Abbas Giant (Riese von Cerne Abbas) ist ein durch Freilegen einer Kalkschicht in den Boden gegrabenes Bild eines Mannes.