A 6m (20ft) appendage has been added to famous chalk hill carving the Long Man of Wilmington.

Vandals: The Long Man of Wilmington has been given a 6ft penis

It is thought pranksters used a football pitch marker for the stunt in East Sussex.

Sussex Archaeological Society said: ‘There has been a fair bit of sniggering about it.’ The paint is expected to wash away.

The Long Man of Wilmington lies on the slopes of Windover Hill, 9 miles from Eastbourne and is thought to date back to around the 16th century.

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