- New research indicates the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies.
- 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.
- Cerne Giant and Cerne Abbas Village Ancient chalk figure and traditional Dorset village. ... Cerne Abbas Giant, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, UK.
- 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 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...
- Cerne Abbas Giant has featured in everything from tourist guides to jeans commercials. He's been at the center of political protests.
- No actual behemoth was harmed in the process, because the Cerne Abbas Giant is a geoglyph—a large artwork emblazoned into the landscape.
- Just outside of the small village of Cerne Abbas, England, lies the massive outline of a naked giant, holding a club and sporting a massive hard-on.
- The Cerne Abbas giant is cut into a chalky hillside in Dorset. It’s a bit of a thing in the British chalk country, carving figures into the hillsides: horses (16...