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Monolith that appeared on Isle of Wight monolith sells for just £810 A monolith that appeared on the Isle of Wight has sold in an online auction for £810. Bids on the mirrored pillar appear to have reached in excess of £50,000 but were later removed by the seller who stated that the proceeds of the sale would go to charity. Designer Tom Dunford, from Fishbourne, created the sculpture which he installed on Compton Beach prompting media interest from around the world. The monolith is now in a ‘sorry state’ (eBay/PA) The eBay seller later found it in a state of disrepair and pla...

A monolith that appeared on the Isle of Wight has sold in an online auction for £810. Bids on the mirrored pillar appear to have reached in excess of £50,000 but were later removed by the seller who stated that the proceeds of the sale would go to charity. Designer Tom Dunford, from Fishbourne, created the sculpture which he installed on Compton Beach prompting media interest from around the world. The monolith is now in a ‘sorry state’ (eBay/PA) The eBay seller later found it in a state of disrepair and placed it on sale. The listing on the online auction site, which attracted 53 bids,...

She told the PA news agency it was “pure chance” that she came across it. “I’d read about the one in Utah and then Romania, so I knew the significance,” she said. “Many people took no notice of it.” The Isle of Wight monolith (David Lowe/PA) She said people first thought she had photoshopped the images. Lee Peckham, a lawyer living on the island who also spotted the structure on Sunday afternoon, said: “I saw it and wondered what it was and thought it a rather strange thing to see on the beach! “I wondered who put it there and why.”

Mystery monolith pops up at South Island adventure park 20 Dec, 2020 07:43 AM 3 minutes to read NZ Herald The latest addition to a Christchurch park has left people scratching their heads. The global "mystery monolith" trend has reached New Zealand, with one of the geometric sculptures spotted at the Christchurch Adventure Park in the Port Hills. Read More A spate of tongue-in-cheek theories from Facebook users followed. Advertisement One person said it could be a marketing campaign, another person guessed it could be a "6G mobile tower" while another said pseudonymous UK-based street artist ...