The Cerne Abbas Giant
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The Cerne Abbas Giant
Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 10 Aug 2004
Chalk figure with an unknown past: is it a prehistoric fertility symbol, a Roman depiction of Hercules, or a parody of Oliver Cromwell?
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Image Location
Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.812074
Longitude
-2.476851