A PHOTO taken at the Devil’s Pulpit, near Tintern has been shortlisted in a national competition designed to encourage people to take selfies safely.

Amanda Goldston, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, said of her selfie: “The picture was taken on the Offa’s Dyke Path, which runs along the border between England and Wales. 

“This point is called the Devil’s Pulpit and it is where the Devil allegedly tried to tempt the monks who lived and worked in the 11th Century Tintern Abbey, which you can see behind me in the valley below in the picture.”

National Accident Helpline’s #SelfieSafety competition asks people to send a selfie from their favourite UK selfie location, with the chance to win an iPhone.

Shortlisted entrants have been asked if they took any measures to make sure their selfie was taken safely. Amanda said: "There is actually a rock just behind me, which is the pulpit itself. 

“I chose to stay on the path to take my selfie and not go on the rock itself because it involved a scramble down a steep path and then a climb up onto the rock, which is sort of suspended from the cliff side. 

“Other people attempted it and found they could get up on the Devil’s Pulpit rock, but then they struggled to get down safely.”