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Cerne Abbas Giant

Cerne Abbas, Dorset

A 55-metre club-wielding giant, much younger than people thought.

For years the Cerne Abbas Giant was thought to be Roman, or perhaps a 17th-century joke about Oliver Cromwell. In 2021 soil dating suggested he was first cut in late Saxon times.

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When
c. 700–1100 AD
Where
50.8137, -2.4747
Group
Legends

Visiting

National Trust. Best view from the lay-by on the A352.

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