land art

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Celebrating heritage ‘Game Changers’: Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire

A giant ephemeral land artwork the size of four Olympic swimming pools has been unveiled by Sir Tony Robinson at Whitby Abbey, to mark the 30th birthday of the National Lottery and celebrate the achievements of seven heritage ‘Game Changers’.…

ABOVE New dating work has revealed the Cerne Abbas giant in Dorset was created between AD 700 and 1100.

Minerva
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Dating the Cerne Abbas giant

New dating research has revealed that, rather than being an ancient fertility symbol or depiction of the mythical hero Heracles, the giant is in fact medieval.