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Cerne Abbas Dorset Photographs
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Title: Closed Tea rooms
Place: Cerne Abbas
About: On our previous visit to Cerne Abbas we enjoyed a very welcome cup of tea and a scone sitting outside this tea room. Unfortunately on this occassion it was closed and we are not certain if it was just......
Photograph Added: 2nd May 2011
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Title: The Abbey
Place: Cerne Abbas
About: Today, all that remains of once great Cerne Abbey are the Guesthouse, Abbey Barn, and Abbot's Porch., The Guest House and Abbot's Porch are both on the grounds of the now privately owned Abbey House.......
Photograph Added: 2nd May 2011
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Title: Pretty River Cerne
Place: Cerne Abbas
About: The River Cerne is a ten mile long river in Dorset, which rises in the Chalk hills of the Dorset Downs at Minterne Magna and then flows down a valley through Cerne Abbas and Charminster after this it......
Photograph Added: 2nd May 2011
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Title: Worth a Walk Around
Place: Cerne Abbas
About: Cerne Abbas is best known for its 'rude giant' but it is well worth the effort to look around this charming village. The small back streets lead to interesting places and tranquil spots
Photograph Added: 11th April 2011
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Title: St Marys Church
Place: Cerne Abbas
About: The name Abbas refers to the long lost Abbey but today we have the very charming St Mary’s Church which was built some time to wards the end of the 13th century. Seven hundred years later is still ve......
Photograph Added: 11th April 2011
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About Cerne Abbas Dorset.
Cerne Abbas is located six and half miles north of Dorchester on the A352. A Benedictine Abbey was founded in the area in the 9th century and the remains of the imposing 15th century gatehouse and a 14th century barn are still standing.
Cerne Abbas sits beside the River Cerne and was once a thriving market town, before their decline in the 19th century there was a malt house and tannery which made leather goods like gloves and sandals.
Today Cerne Abbas is very famous for the ‘Cerne Abbas Giant’. The giant is 182 feet tall and was first mentioned in 1742, fortunately throughout the years he has been well maintained but his origins are still unclear. He is thought to be a pagan fertility figure as the giant stands naked displaying his manhood and brandishing a club. His colossal figure is clearly seen marked in white on the chalk grass covered hillside. Apparently couples wishing to ‘hear the patter of tiny feet’ still make night time journeys to the giant in the hope that he will work his fertility magic.
A more sinister depiction of the giant is that he was one of the Druids brutal ‘wicker men’ and that the vast figure was covered in a wicker framework in which humans were sacrificed.
Obviously when visiting this area a trip to view the giant is a must but stop a while in the village and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, wonderful buildings and the teashops.
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