- The Cerne Abbas Giant was formed by cutting trenches two feet deep into the steep hillside and then filling them with crushed chalk.
- cerne abbas The Cerne Abbas Giant with sheep and shepherd over left shoulder. Upon a hill rising from the small Dorset village of Cerne Abbas, the...
- Regardless of its age, the Cerne Abbas Giant has become an important part of local culture and folklore, which often associates it with fertility.
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- No actual behemoth was harmed in the process, because the Cerne Abbas Giant is a geoglyph —a large artwork emblazoned into the landscape.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant, in Dorset, is so imposing that he is best viewed from the opposite crest of the valley, or from the air.Illustration by Bill Bragg.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant, also known as the Rude Man, is an ancient figure carved into the chalk hills near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England.