A huge fence put up across a mountain and overlooking a beauty spot is to be removed after a public backlash.
The 2.1m (6ft 10in) tall steel fence – dubbed the "Great Wall of Clydach" by villagers – was erected without notice last month, along the Monmouthshire village's Pwll Du Road, spanning 200m (656ft).
It sits across the face of Gilwern mountain in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park and close to the boundary of the UNESCO Blaenavon World Heritage site.
Locals claimed the galvanised steel structure with sharp spikes was "disgusting" and demanded its removal.
Monmouthshire County Council, which said it had to take action to stop people accessing the road – which has been closed to traffic on safety grounds for the past five years – has now agreed to replace it, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The council has said it will use stock fencing instead and the posts at either end of the road, supporting the fence, will be reduced in height.
It will also be painted to blend in with the surrounding countryside.