A replacement for the sculpture of a Celtic sea god that was stolen from a Co Derry mountain almost a year ago is now ready to be installed.
Manannán Mac Lir was taken from its spot on Binevenagh mountain near Limavady in January this year.
It was later found by ramblers who then got help from soldiers on a training exercise.
No date has not yet been set for the new statue to be erected which was made by sculptor John Darren Sutton.
A spokesperson for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council said: “We are delighted that Mr Sutton has completed the new sculpture of Mannanán Mac Lir.
“We look forward to the return of the artwork at Gortmore viewpoint in the very near future.”
The original sculpture, which had been badly damaged, was found about 300m from Gortmore viewpoint.
Thieves left a wooden cross in place of the statue with the words “you shall have no other gods before me”.
The fibre glass statue sparked an online campaign.
Police even launched a missing persons appeal.
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