UK: Cerner Abbas’ iconic chalk giant gets first major makeover
29 May 2026, 08:20 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)
Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/uk-cerner-abbas-iconic-chalk-giant-gets-first-major-makeover/
UK conservation teams are restoring the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, one of the country's most recognisable historic landmarks, using 17 tonnes of wet chalk to renew the figure's fading outline.