Rechalking the Cerne Abbas Giant (opens in new tab)

Readers here will certainly be familiar with the . What I had not appreciated from casual reading is the depth to which the chalk is embedded in the hillside. Makes sense, of course, explaining how the figure came to be buried by natural growth and why it lay "hidden" for so long. Details re the history Photos in a The custom has been to rechalk the 55-metre-tall giant roughly every seven to 10 years. It was last done in 2019 and before that in 2008... The rechalking technique is being adapte...