EDO7129 - Cerne Giant, Cerne Abbas; geophysical survey 1995

Resistivity survey, multiple traverse to test for the existence of possible additional features at the hillfigure, and to clarify anomalies revealed by an earlier resistivity survey. Evidence for changes to the outline of the figure over time was obtained; a cloak may once have hung over the left arm, but there is no conclusive evidence for a severed head in the same position, changes have been made to the length of the phallus and there may once have been a navel. There were no indications of horns at the head, nor was it possible to identify the lettering/symbols between the feet. An area in the SW quadrant of the earthwork (the Trendle) on the hill crest above the figure produced survey results with no definite interpretation.