A LIFE-SIZE sculpture overlooking Prestatyn has been “destroyed”, with the statue knocked over and its arms removed.
The sculpture is one of two female figures which were installed in 2017 at the Hillside Gardens shelter close to the road up to Gwaenysgor.
But yesterday, residents on a walking tour spotted the “very odd" looking vandalised figure, with the sculpture knocked off its platform and its arms “chopped off”.
The other sculpture was left unharmed, now cutting a “lonely figure” on the hill, one resident said.
Created by Rossett-based chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke, they represent a modern-day walker and one from the 1920s.
The 1920s sculpture marks the era the shelter was built, while the modern-day rambler is intended to represent the Offa's Dyke National Trail.
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The figures were installed with funding from Denbighshire County Council’s Town and Area Plan (TAP) funding, Natural Resources Wales, Prestatyn Town Council and the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm – with help from the local Offa’s Dyke Support Group.
Mr O'Rourke had spent “under three days” on each sculpture, installed them himself, and at the time said the venture had been “very rewarding”.
Denbighshire County Council was approached for comment.
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