Monday, 11 July 2005

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They didn't build things for tourists

[The Cerne Abbas giant]

A day off - we're not tourists, not walkers, today. Two sites: the Iron Age hill fort at Maiden Castle and the Cerne Abbas giant (you know all about him).

[View from Maiden Castle]

Both were impressive in their own right, but were transformed when viewed at close proximity: the massive earthworks at Maiden Castle became gentle, rippling undulations in the grassy field when viewed from the top, and the famous giant hill figure was virtually invisible from the corner of his field. Although undoubtedly worth visiting, we were left with the impression that the best views of both were from the relative distance of the road.

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