The £19,000 white box-like structure was the focus of a multi-agency meeting on Tuesday night, ending with agreeance that Fife Council must now review its future on health and safety grounds.

Residents discovered cycle tracks on the roof of the gloss painted, ply-wood structure over the weekend, suggesting the public artwork - on a steep hill leading to the sea - is being used by bikers.

Kirkcaldy MSP Marilyn Livingstone said: "Council officers were told about the tyre marks, prompting great concern. They took it very seriously indeed."

It has now been agreed, officers will look at future alternatives for the structure which forms part of a soon-to-be developed recreational area, incorporating picnic tables and landscaped gardens.

Mrs Livingstone said: "Residents suggested the foundations of the structure could be maintained and used for some sort of fencing. This would allow the picnic area to be clearly defined and stunning sea views could actually be enjoyed by visitors."

Tuesday's meeting was called for by Mrs Livingstone following public outcry over the structure, constructed in November and now nearing completion. The MSP and residents believe it was built by the Council without full public consultation and are furious at what they regard to be spoilt sea views across the Forth.

More than 20 people attended the meeting - including Council officers, residents, artists and members of Dysart Trust - to discuss public consultation of the structure, planning permission and the artwork's future.

Officers agreed there was a 'chink' of public consultation missing in 2005 when discussion of the artwork took place, but final drawings were never shown to residents.

Mrs Livingstone said: "Residents do not want to point blame.
''They just want to move on."

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