{"id":35585,"date":"2024-03-14T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1f785b58-cc74-4b99-aeb3-fd6360b0dfcb"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:39:22","slug":"mysterious-alien-like-monolith-appears-on-welsh-hill-it-looked-like-some-sort-of-ufo-says-hiker","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/mysterious-alien-like-monolith-appears-on-welsh-hill-it-looked-like-some-sort-of-ufo-says-hiker\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious alien-like monolith appears on Welsh hill \u2013\u00a0\u201cIt looked like some sort of UFO\u201d says hiker"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest twist in the monolith mystery as a new structure is discovered in Wales. <\/p>

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Published: Thursday, 14 March 2024 at 14:24 PM<\/p>

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The discovery of a monolith at the top of a hill in Wales follows a series of similar monoliths discovered around the world in 2020, sparking a renewal of the curiosity that gripped the world four years ago, which led to countless conspiracy theories.<\/strong><\/p>

The latest monolith to grace an unsuspecting landscape was spotted by two locals in Wales on the weekend of 9-10th March 2024. <\/p>

It’s the second monolith to be found in the UK\u00a0\u2013 the first was discovered in December 2020 on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. <\/p>

Craig Muir takes a selfie infront of the latest monolith to appear. Credit: Craig Muir\/PA\/Alamy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
Craig Muir, a builder residing near Hay-on-Wye<\/a>, on the border between England and Wales, stumbled upon a triangular-shaped tower during a hike to the summit of a Hay Bluff in Powys uplands.<\/p>
Richard Haynes, a local area runner, speculated it might be a scientific equipment when he first spotted it. “I thought it looked a bit bizarre and might be a scientific media research thing collecting rainwater. But then realised it was way too tall and strange for that,” he told WalesOnline.<\/p>
A relatively recent phenomenon, the first monolith appeared in Utah, USA in November 2020. A mysterious metal structure was discovered in the remote desert by Utah Department of Public Safety officers during a routine wildlife survey.<\/p>
It too measured approximately 3m in height, and sparked a frenzy of speculation and intrigue, with theories ranging from artistic installations to extra-terrestrial origins. Others appeared in Poland, Romania and Belgium.<\/p>
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A monolith was also discovered in a field in Assenede, Belgium in 2020. Credit: Getty<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
However, as is so often the case, the truth behind these monoliths transpired to be a little more prosaic.<\/p>
It was since discovered that the Utah monolith and a similar monolith that appeared in Atascadero, California later the same year were claimed to be the work of an artist group based in New Mexico called The Most Famous Artist<\/a>.<\/p>
Consequently, a monolith that appeared in Turkey in 2021 was a publicity stunt orchestrated by the government ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcing the country\u2019s new space program.<\/p>