It had been a landmark for 4,000 years - ever since our ancient ancestors hauled a two-ton 6ft stone to the top of a Welsh mountain. Until a bungling driver decided to do a three-point turn, that is.The monument, which is as old as Stonehenge, was flattened when a day-tripper reversed his car onto the grass verge alongside the narrow country road where it stood. The stone, called Bedd Morris, toppled to the ground, knocked down a farmer's fence and left a huge dent in the ground as the culprit sped away. Experts were called in to investigate the damage to the Bronze Age stone, which was put up on Dinas Mountain, near Newport, Pembrokeshire, beside the Ffordd Bedd Morris road. The monument is a bluestone - the same as those at Stonehenge 150 miles away on Salisbury Plain. The stone was removed today by the Pembrokeshire National Park Authority to prevent it being stolen after last weekend's collision. Phil Bennett, the park's culture and heritage manager, said: 'The stone has been an important landmark for 4,000 years
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