# 10-foot mysterious metal monolith appears on remote hill, baffling locals A local text copy of a third-party source linked from The Most Famous Artist headline archive. Inclusion preserves historical coverage; it does not independently confirm the source’s claims or imply that every linked source explicitly names or credits the artist. Status: available — reviewed article text. Original source URL: Retrieved source URL: Source title: 10-foot mysterious metal monolith appears on remote hill, baffling locals Publication (archive label): New York Post Source author: Alex Mitchell Source publication date: 2024-03-12T01:05:33Z Original archive label: 10-Foot Mysterious Metal Monolith Appears on Remote Hill, Baffling Locals , New York Post, March 2024 Original archive date label: March 2024 Archive entry: https://www.themostfamousartist.com/#press-a2b1094d6ca9 Retrieved at: 2026-11-03T17:27:17+00:00 Body word count (whitespace-delimited): 289 Body SHA256: 4b2eb35bb3bad3c69b14757076dfb9542f1929044ac75c738c653a91257f5f37 Republished under rights confirmed by the site owner on 2026-11-03. Text formatting is simplified; images, video, and interactive elements are not reproduced. Historical archive date labels may differ from verified publisher metadata. ## Article text It’s steeling the limelight. A strange and gigantic steel monolith was recently spotted on a hill in Wales — one of several mysterious Toblerone-like structures that have popped up around the globe in recent years. They have evoked online conspiracy theories of aliens and extraterrestrial beings . The latest futuristic-looking installation, found in Wales’ Hay-on-Wye region, was noticed over the weekend by area runner Richard Haynes. He didn’t quite know what to make of the unusual sighting. “I thought it looked a bit bizarre and might be a scientific media research thing collecting rainwater,” he told Wales Online on Monday. “But then realized it was way too tall and strange for that. Then I went up to it and it was about 10-foot-tall at least and triangular, definitely stainless steel,” Haynes continued. “It was hollow and I imagine pretty light. Light enough for two people to carry it up and plant it in the ground.” Although the Welsh obelisk’s origin is unclear, two similar structures found in Utah and California in 2020 were the works of an artist group based in New Mexico called The Most Famous Artist . After speculation and E.T.-like tall tales swirled, the group owned up to the art installations . Another monolith, that perplexingly appeared in Turkey in 2021, was a government stunt launched ahead of a space program announcement. Others were seen in Romania and Ukraine late in 2020. Not far from Wales, one appeared on the Isle of Wight and another in a famous stone circle called the Merry Maidens in Cornwall, England. Another one, discovered in Somerset, England, even featured the words “not Banksy,” a reference to the artist of mystery who may be forced to reveal his identity soon .