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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Travel
Sarah Ward & Milo Boyd

Locals slam tourists 'ruining' beautiful UK island because they want to leave their mark

Tourists are "vandalising" the beautiful landscape of a Scottish island by making Pagan labyrinths out of stones,

The sacred Inner Hebrides island of Iona is a magnet for Christian and Pagan tourists interested in the origins of Christianity in Scotland dating back to 563AD.

Mysterious labyrinth patterns measuring 10m across have appeared in recent years, which are regularly dismantled by islanders who graze livestock there.

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