Thursday, June 24, 2010

Long Man of Wilmington given 20ft penis

A 6m (20ft) appendage has been added to famous chalk hill carving the Long Man of Wilmington.

It is thought pranksters used a football pitch marker for the stunt in East Sussex.


Sussex Archaeological Society said: ‘There has been a fair bit of sniggering about it.’ The paint is expected to wash away.

The Long Man of Wilmington lies on the slopes of Windover Hill, 9 miles from Eastbourne and is thought to date back to around the 16th century.

2 comments:

L said...

Actually, it doesn't look that out of place.  Ancient art often used to depict genitalia.

monkey_town said...

I'm glad the archaeological society is being good-humored about it.