The Famous Cerne Abbas Giant’s Giant Stick was Nearly Censored By Foliage

The Famous Cerne Abbas Giant’s Giant Stick was Nearly Censored By Foliage

The Cerne Abbas Giant, one of England’s best-known historic hill figures, almost had its genitalia covered over due to a complaint in the 1930s. The Cerne Abbas Giant is an 180-foot long male nude with a club made by Anglo-Saxons out of chalk in Dorset, England. Though the origin and age of the monumental figure are still unclear, the earliest written record documenting the piece dates to the late 17th century. The figure is believed to have s…