A roundabout enthusiast has described a well-known Swindon landmark which is turning 40 as “iconic”.
The junction known as the Magic Roundabout, located near the County Ground football stadium, opened in September 1972.
Its unusual design consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anti-clockwise roundabout.
Roundabout fan Kevin Beresford said the junction was a “white knuckle ride”.
Mr Beresford, who runs the roundabout appreciation society, Roundabouts of Great Britain, said: “Swindonians should beam with pride with this fantastic feat of road engineering, which it has to be stated has now achieved iconic status around the world.”
The local authority officially named the junction County Islands Roundabout, but it became commonly known as the Magic Roundabout due to its unique design.
