A row has broken out over a 7ft gorilla used as an obstacle on a crazy golf course after residents complained the statue looks into their homes.

Residents dubbed the fibre-glass primate 'Peeping Kong' when it was unveiled as the main feature of a new £250,000 course in Dawlish, Devon.

The gorilla was positioned facing away from the sea towards a row of large town houses, where homeowners complain the animal's ''piercing'' eyes stare through their windows.

Residents argued the statue was an invasion of privacy before the golf course owner agreed to move the gorilla 180 degrees so it faced the sea - away from the homes.

But the bust-up is not over - because other residents are now unhappy they have been left looking at the ape's bottom.