Cerne Abbas
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| + | '''Cerne Abbas''' is a [[village]] located in the [[valley]] of the [[River Cerne]], between steep [[chalk]] [[downland]] in central [[Dorset]], [[England]]. The village is located just to the east of the [[A352 road]] 10 km (6 miles) north of [[Dorchester]]. There was a population of 732 at the 2001 [[census]], a figure which has fallen from 780 in 1998. | ||
| The most famous attraction is the [[Cerne Abbas giant]], a 55 metre (180ft) naked figure carved into the chalk hillside. The giant, owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], is thought by many to be an [[Iron Age]] [[fertility]] symbol but, as it is unlikely that the monks of Cerne Abbey would have tolerated such a figure, and with no records before the 17th century, this cannot be confirmed. Many scholars now think that it was created in the mid-17th century, although there is evidence of Iron Age settlement on the downs nearby. | The most famous attraction is the [[Cerne Abbas giant]], a 55 metre (180ft) naked figure carved into the chalk hillside. The giant, owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], is thought by many to be an [[Iron Age]] [[fertility]] symbol but, as it is unlikely that the monks of Cerne Abbey would have tolerated such a figure, and with no records before the 17th century, this cannot be confirmed. Many scholars now think that it was created in the mid-17th century, although there is evidence of Iron Age settlement on the downs nearby. | ||
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Cerne Abbas is a village located in the valley of the River Cerne, between steep chalk downland in central Dorset, England. The village is located just to the east of the A352 road 10 km (6 miles) north of Dorchester. There was a population of 732 at the 2001 census, a figure which has fallen from 780 in 1998.
The most famous attraction is the Cerne Abbas giant, a 55 metre (180ft) naked figure carved into the chalk hillside. The giant, owned by the National Trust, is thought by many to be an Iron Age fertility symbol but, as it is unlikely that the monks of Cerne Abbey would have tolerated such a figure, and with no records before the 17th century, this cannot be confirmed. Many scholars now think that it was created in the mid-17th century, although there is evidence of Iron Age settlement on the downs nearby.
