(the) Cerne Giant — the Cerne Giant [the Cerne Giant] a very large figure of a naked man holding a heavy stick as a weapon, cut in ancient times in the side of a hill near Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. The ground is chalk, so the figure appears white against the… … Useful english dictionary
Cerne Abbas — Cerne redirects here. For other uses, see Cerne (disambiguation). Coordinates: 50°48′34″N 2°28′52″W / 50.8095°N 2.4810°W / 5 … Wikipedia
Cerne — ist der Nachname von mehreren Personen: Ralf Cerne (* 1975), deutscher Musiker Rudi Cerne (* 1958), deutscher Eiskunstläufer und Fernsehmoderator Cerne Abbas Giant ist das überlebensgroße Bildnis eines Mannes in der Gegend von Dorchester,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cerne Abbas giant — The Cerne Abbas giant, also referred to as the Rude Man or the Rude Giant, is a hill figure of a giant naked man on a hillside near the village of Cerne Abbas, to the north of Dorchester, in Dorset, England. The convert|180|ft|abbr=on high,… … Wikipedia
Cerne Abbas Giant — Layout of the Cerne Abbas Giant as seen from directly above The Cerne Abbas Giant, also referred to as the Rude Man or the Rude Giant, is a hill figure of a giant naked man on a hillside near the village of Cerne Abbas, to the north of Dorchester … Wikipedia
Cerne Abbas Giant — Skizze des Cerne Abbas Giant. Die gelbe Linie ist nicht mehr sichtbar. Der Cerne Abbas Giant (Riese von Cerne Abbas) ist ein durch Freilegen einer Kalkschicht in den Boden gegrabenes Bild eines Mannes. Das Scharrbild befindet sich nahe Cerne… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cerne Abbas Giant — On a hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, stands the figure of a giant, 55 metres (180 feet) high, waving a huge knobbed club, and with an erect penis measuring 26 feet (7% metres). Its age is hotly disputed. There is no reference to it before… … A Dictionary of English folklore
giant — giantlike, adj. /juy euhnt/, n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant … Universalium
Gigante de Cerne Abbas — El Gigante de Cerne Abbas al atardecer. El Gigante de Cerne Abbas es una figura de colina situada en las proximidades del pueblo de Cerne Abbas, en el valle del río Cerne, 10 km al norte de Dorchester (Dorset, Inglaterra). La figura también… … Wikipedia Español
Hill figure — The Long Man of Wilmington situated on the South Downs, Sussex A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from … Wikipedia