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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

National Trust launches fundraiser to help buy land around Cerne Giant

The Cerne Giant and rolling hills
There have been many theories surrounding identity and origins of the Cerne Giant in Dorset. Photograph: National Trust

The mystery of when, how and – perhaps most importantly – why a giant naked figure was carved into a dizzyingly steep hillside in the English West Country has been a source of wonder and intrigue for centuries.

Future generations may come closer to solving the puzzle of the Cerne Giant after the National Trust stepped in to buy 340 acres of land around the 55-metre (180ft) figure.

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