Liverpool FC or Ludlow FC? Initials 'LFC' carved onto Shropshire hill in 300ft letters
Football supporters declaring their allegiance with graffiti is hardly new – but it appears that this fan has taken it to a new level by carving the initials LFC in 300ft letters on the Shropshire Hills.
The initials of Liverpool FC – or should it be Ludlow FC? – were spotted near Ludlow by Ordnance Survey's flying unit, which takes more than 140,000 aerial pictures of the UK each year.
While the Ordnance Survey plane was flying over Shropshire, remote sensing surveyor Andrew Tyrell noticed LFC carved into the scrub on north side of Titterstone Clee Hill, and took a picture.
The letters are thought to be about 300ft tall, about the same as the length of the pitch at Anfield.
Danny Hyam, of Ordnance Survey's technical services team, said the letters were on open, public land, and appeared to have been made by a vehicle of some kind.
Mr Hyam said the letters could bee seen as far away as Brown Clee Hill, some
"In fact, they can be viewed over a large distance spanning approximately 90 degrees from where they are," he said.
Mr Hyam said the Ordnance Survey team was perplexed at who would go to such great lengths to show support for their team.
“I think we can safely rule out aliens on this occasion," he said.
"Perhaps there is someone living in this area who supports Everton and has a back garden or bedroom window with a view of the hill and has a Liverpool supporting friend with an extreme sense of humour? It is one of the most unusual ways of showing support for a team I’ve ever seen."
