June
05
/ 2022
In the county of Dorset in southwest England is an enigmatic figure which has been carved into the side of a hill. Known as the Cerne Giant, it is a 55-meter (180 foot) tall depiction of a naked man wielding a raised club and sporting a noticeable erection. The figure was created by digging shallow trenches in the ground and then filling the trenches with crushed chalk. There is evidence that the Cerne Giant has been reworked and refurbished over the centuries, making it difficult to determine the original layout. Analysis reveals that the giant’s erect penis may have been enlarged, and that he may have held in his upraised left arm an animal skin or possibly a cloak. It
