Comments on: The Cerne Abbas Giant http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Danny Thomson http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-202452 Danny Thomson Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:10:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-202452 Better picture of Homer http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00342/Gods_of_war_342090a.jpg source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article246377.ece Better picture of Homer
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00342/Gods_of_war_342090a.jpg

source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article246377.ece

]]> By: chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-152727 chris Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:04:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-152727 Homer looking damn fertile... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6901543.stm Homer looking damn fertile…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6901543.stm

]]> By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146666 Michael Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:50:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146666 OK -- we have the advert on the truck from a previous post, and now this bloke on a hill -- anyone else think James and Alex need to get outside for some fresh air? OK — we have the advert on the truck from a previous post, and now this bloke on a hill — anyone else think James and Alex need to get outside for some fresh air?

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146650 Tammo Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:24:56 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146650 Saw a program a while back which claimed that this figure represents Oliver Cromwell as Hercules ... Saw a program a while back which claimed that this figure represents Oliver Cromwell as Hercules …

]]> By: Ben http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146622 Ben Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:33:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146622 Also probably only of local interest, the cross at Lenham, Kent. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=51.242219,0.72881&z=18 But if you were at Swadelands school you'll surely remember cross country running up to the cross in all weathers. Lovely. Also probably only of local interest, the cross at Lenham, Kent.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

But if you were at Swadelands school you’ll surely remember cross country running up to the cross in all weathers. Lovely.

]]> By: Tom http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146619 Tom Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:14:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146619 I'm a great fan of the hill figures, my favorites are the various White Horses around the Wiltshire area. The latest update made several more sites visible, like the Uffington Horse (probably the oldest of them all) I’m a great fan of the hill figures, my favorites are the various White Horses around the Wiltshire area. The latest update made several more sites visible, like the Uffington Horse (probably the oldest of them all)

]]> By: Christopher http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146591 Christopher Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:29:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146591 My favourite (probably as I grew up close to it is the Long Man of Wilmington lat/lng:50.810059,0.188025 A great resource for similar, including what seems like a very comprehensive .kmz file is <a href="http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/main.htm" rel="nofollow">the hill figure homepage</a>. My favourite (probably as I grew up close to it is the Long Man of Wilmington Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

A great resource for similar, including what seems like a very comprehensive .kmz file is the hill figure homepage.

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146583 Tim Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:09:24 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146583 God: "Hmm, it's been a while since I've made a geyser spring up anywhere..." God: “Hmm, it’s been a while since I’ve made a geyser spring up anywhere…”

]]> By: PeevedGuy http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146581 PeevedGuy Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:13:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146581 I remember seeing a TV program about this and I seem to recall that the "trick" for a childless couple was for the woman to sit at the tip of the giants ... er .... giant-hood, for a period of time... I remember seeing a TV program about this and I seem to recall that the “trick” for a childless couple was for the woman to sit at the tip of the giants … er …. giant-hood, for a period of time…

]]> By: Timothy http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146578 Timothy Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:30:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/13/the-cerne-abbas-giant/#comment-146578 I guess we will have to wait for Google to get access to an infrared satellite feed so we can have a night layer! I can see a heard of cows in a field near by but the resolution isn't good enough to make out much detail. I guess we will have to wait for Google to get access to an infrared satellite feed so we can have a night layer!

I can see a heard of cows in a field near by but the resolution isn’t good enough to make out much detail.

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