The people behind the so-called Wind Phone in the Dublin Mountains say they are "a little bit heartbroken" after the installation was destroyed.

The Wind Phone, which was made from salvaged materials and resembled a traditional telephone box, was designed to be "a private space to meditate on life and loss."

Altrúchas, which was responsible for the project, says it received a photograph of the flattened structure this morning.

It was erected earlier this month near the summit of Two Rock mountain.

It was based on a similar project in Japan which became a popular pilgrimage site after the 2011 tsunami.

Group behind #windphonedublin say destruction wasn't "regular vandals but a strong statement from people that didn't like the project". pic.twitter.com/HGkmt66SMw — Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) August 15, 2017

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Incidentally, all the constituent parts of #windphonedublin are now in a pile on the heather. But the old phone itself is missing ☎️🤔 pic.twitter.com/I0j42UEKwM — Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) August 15, 2017

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