It was lost in a violent storm nearly ten years ago - but now one of Llanfyllin's most famous landmarks is set to make a gradual return to the north Powys skyline.

The Llanfyllin Lonely Tree, which sat on top of Green Hall Hill was a familiar sight to Llanfyllin residents until 2014, when the 100mph winds felled the famous Scots Pine to the dismay of residents, who in an attempt to save the tree, brought 60 tonnes of soil up the hill to place over its roots.

The tree was officially declared to have died in June 2015, however its remains were left in situ and seeds were taken from it in the hope of growing a new tree.

Now, a new Lonely Tree could soon be watching over Llanfyllin after a replacement was selected out of a number of potential candidates planted by volunteers in 2017.

A statement from Llanfyllin Town Council said they hoped the tree would grow to be be the next "local icon".

"And we have a winner! Some time ago in a bid to replant the lonely tree that was blown down in a storm in April 2014, 14 trees were planted beside the fallen Lonely Tree," said a spokesperson.

"The time finally came recently to chose the tree out of the 14 that would be left to grow to be the new Lonely Tree.

"The tree that remains is related to the old fallen tree and will hopefully become the next local icon looking over Llanfyllin from Green Hall Hill."

The original Lonely Tree was voted Welsh Tree of the Year for 2014 and finished tenth in the European Tree of the Year awards for 2015.

It is believed to have seeded before 1815 and its trunk was nearly 9ft wide.