Man filmed himself damaging ancient Eglwysilan monument

[Judi Lynn]

2 days ago



WALES NEWS SERVICE

The buried monument is two large sandstones with "cup marks" cut into their upper surfaces


A man who filmed himself damaging a monument up to 4,500 years old has been ordered to pay for its restoration.

Heritage officials said Julian Baker ruined part of the artwork beyond repair and it is now "lost forever".

Baker, 52, of Abertridwr, Caerphilly, admitted deliberately exposing and damaging the Bronze Age monument believed to date back as far as 2500BC.

Baker, who lives near the site, posted video on Facebook of him damaging the artwork on Eglwysilan mountain.

In the first prosecution of its kind in Wales, Baker was told to pay £4,400 compensation for disturbing the ancient cairn field and damaging the rock art.



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The monument before the damage was done

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66659415

(If he lived in the US, he would have gotten it out of his system by going on a shooting spree, no doubt.)