The Cerne Abbas Giant, a 55-metre naked figure carved into the chalk hillside. The giant is thought to be an Iron Age
fertility symbol but this can't be confirmed. There are no records before the 17th century to support this idea, and
it is thought unlikely that the monks of Cerne Abbey would have tolerated a naked figure in the landscape! Some scholars
now think that it was created in the mid-17th century, although there is evidence of Iron Age settlement on the downs nearby.