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Volunteers restore Cerne Abbas giant to former glory

Makeover was needed to restore mysterious chalk figure on Dorset hill that inspires local legend

The scene could hardly have been more quintessentially English. As buzzards circled above and butterflies darted across the flower-dotted slopes, dozens of volunteers were digging and scraping at a huge figure carved into the steep hillside.

The Cerne Abbas giant has loomed large above this Dorset valley for centuries, but 11 years after he was last spruced up, he and his impressive nether region were beginning to look a little faded.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Pie5M8

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