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Cerne Abbas Giant

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A 200 foot high figure of a man bearing a club, incised into the chalk of the hillside. The giant has been variously identified as Roman, Celtic, and Iron Age. His obvious, um, physical endowments have made him the source of fertility practices over the centuries; it is said that if an infertile woman spends the night within the figure, she will then be able to bear a child. more details ...
Cerne Abbas, Near Dorchester, Dorset, England

About Cerne Abbas Giant
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: viewpoint on A352
Website: Cerne Abbas Giant
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OS ST666 017
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
Heritage Rating:   ?

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Nearest Towns and Villages Cerne Abbas - 1 miles away Batcombe - 3.5 miles away Charminster - 5.7 miles away Toller Fratrum - 5.7 miles away Stinsford - 7 miles away Puddletown - 7 miles away Toller Porcorum - 7.2 miles away Dorchester - 7.4 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Great Coombe - 3 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Alton Pancras, Dorset Sleeps: 8 Stay from: £500

Crowthorne - 3 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Alton Pancras, Dorset Sleeps: 8 Stay from: £575

Little Coombe - 3 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Alton Pancras, Dorset Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £335

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Nearest Hotels

Chapel House - 2.4 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Buckland Newton, Dorset Stay from: £70.00

Summer Hill House - 4.6 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Charminster, Dorset Stay from: £65.00

The Royal Yeoman - 4.8 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Grimstone, Somerset Stay from: £49.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

The Brace of Pheasants - 2.9 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Buckland Newton, Dorset From: £65.00

The Fox Inn - 6.1 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Dorchester, Dorset From: £40.00

The Fox at Ansty - 6.4 miles from Cerne Abbas Giant Hilton, Dorset From: £40.00

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Dorchester
Tourist Information Centre
11 Antelope Walk
Dorchester
Dorset
England
DT1 1BE
Tel: 01305 267 992
Alternate Tel: 01305 252 470
Fax: 01305 266 079
Email: dorchester.tic@westdorset-dc.gov.uk
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