A BIZARRE roadside artwork is being compared to a VERY famous monument.
The small rock statue in Anglesey, Wales, has been turning the heads of passing motorists since its arrival on Saturday.
The dwarf structure is a replica burial chamber and has been put on a small green space alongside the A5025 Bangor Road in Benllech.
Measuring a little over a metre high, it was installed as part of a “place shaping” initiative designed to enhance the village’s identity.
Curious residents have likened the display to a miniature version of Stonehenge while others have made some light-hearted jibes.
One person said that it might be “new housing for local first-time buyers”.
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Another said: “That’s what your council tax is being used for.”
Someone else joked: “That tiny thing has put somewhere on the map.”
The replica cromlech was commissioned by community group Caru Benllech as part of the wider Prosiect Marian Project run by Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf Community Council.
A spokesman said: “Its purpose is to utilise public green space within our community for recreational use and create a sense of place.”
The mini monument reflects the origins of the village’s name, it being a mutated form of penllech, literally meaning “headstone” or “capstone”.
Above Benllech, near Tynygongl, lies the Pant-y-Saer Cromlech, a noted neolithic burial chamber in which a massive 10ft capstone once lay across two upright stones.
As well as creating usable public green spaces, Benllech’s Prosiect Marian Project aims to promote Welsh language, history and culture.
Ideas are suggested by local groups with the community council providing the funding.
