A fence, erected on Signal Hill has people up in arms.

The wooden fence blocks the view to the field where the Tattoo is performed through the summer. Signs indicate that it was erected to ensure people are paying for the show and other performances that take place there.

A new fence has popped up on Signal Hill right after where you turn to go up the Gibbet Hill lookout trail. What do you think? @VOCMNEWS #nltourism pic.twitter.com/Cl90sjBvWF — Ben Murphy VOCM (@BenMurphyVOCM) July 16, 2019

Some tourists approached this morning were quick to describe the fence as ugly, but didn’t really seem to care.

However, social media has erupted with people complaining it blocks views of the harbour and mars the beauty of the site.

Welcome to Newfoundland and Labrador. pic.twitter.com/HaAm05k410 — Keith Dunne (@KeithDunneNL) July 16, 2019

Half way up Signal Hill in St. John’s – ⁦@ParksCanada⁩ ⁦@ParksCanadaNL⁩ have built a fence designed to block the view. Welcome to NL nothing to see here. pic.twitter.com/f8xnHo3R4I — Rick Mercer (@rickmercer) July 16, 2019