What's brown and rings like a bell?

And is the chosen symbol of the village of Bassingbourn?

A bronze sculpture of fossilised dung, better known as coprolite (used as fertiliser in the 19th century) has been chosen by a village in Cambridgeshire as most representative of its heritage.

A competition to select a sculpture for the village had been in the pipeline for some time, and villagers have now voted on the piece of art they want to represent their heritage.

Posted by David on January 13, 2005 1:39 PM