Cerne Giant and White Horse

Cerne Giant and White Horse sounds like a fairytale. There are 2 attractions in southern England – Cerne Giant and Osmington White Horse, a short drive from each other. I saw both yesterday, so I am sharing pictures today. Cerne Giant is about 1,000 years old, possibly older – Viking, and the White Horse in from the 1800s.

This is the path from the car park to the viewing point. We had such a good view, that we didn’t go all the way to the viewing point.

This is the Cerne Giant, with a closer picture below. It’s incredible to think that a man, shown like this, survived so many changes: the reformation, Cromwell [who banned Christmas celebrations] and the puritans, the Victorians with their passion for decorum. It makes me wonder if there were others like this, who were less fortuned and were ploughed over.

Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill, hence the name, in 1808. The figure depicts King George III riding his horse and can be seen for miles around. Osmington White Horse is designated as a Scheduled Monument.

I think it is funny that the figure is called the white horse when it is the depiction of a monarch, made during his life.

Where you aware of these 2 attractions?