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| Name: | Cerne Abbas Giant, Cerne Abbas |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MDO708 |
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| Last edited: | Jan 22 2021 5:32PM |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
A turf-cut figure on the south-western end of Giant Hill. Previously thought to be Roman, now of less certain, possibly even post-medieval date. The figure represents a nude man striding left , holding a knotted club in his right hand, left arm outstreched. The nipples and ribs are represented, as is the phallus. The figure has been repaired and recut at various periods, a general repair having taken place in 1887.
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument 27
- Scheduled Monument 1003202: Cerne Giant
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SWX2949 - Monograph: Hutchins. 1774. Hutchins History of Dorset (vol. 1) 1774. Vol 1. |
| <2> | SDO15 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1901. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 22. 101-118. |
| <3> | SDO97 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset. Volume One (West). |
| <4> | SDO14244 - Unpublished document: Castleden R. 1995. The Cerne Giant Project, Phase 2: Surveys Undertaken in 1995. |
| <5> | SDO14156 - Monograph: Darvill, T, Barker, K, Bender, B and Hutton, R. 1999. The Cerne Giant. An antiquity on trial. |
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