One of the Westcountry's most famous archaeological landmarks is being threatened by grazing cattle permitted by the Government's environment watchdog, campaigners have warned.
The Bronze Age stone monument, known as Men-an-Tol, has stood near Morvah, in West Cornwall, for up to 4,500 years.
It is listed as a scheduled monument with English Heritage describing it as "one of the most famous and mysterious" in Cornwall.
But campaigners fear it is now being damaged by cattle introduced onto the heathland under a Natural England agri-environmental scheme.
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