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Sanctuary S
Sanctuary May 23, 2011 10:35:50
Replying to ocifant

ocifant wrote:
Littlestone wrote:
Education, education, education perhaps Mr S – that’s what this board and others like it go some way to achieving.
Indeed. I was at Rollrights at the weekend, and was appalled to see the Whispering Knights being used as a sort of Wishing Well! Coins were tossed all over it.

If people wish to donate money for the upkeep of the sites, there are better ways than littering the stones with coins, which can only serve to kill the delicate lichen growing there.

I mentioned this fact to the warden, and apparently a clearance of the coins is 'planned'...

I haven't been to the Rollrights since I lived in Hampshire so I'm going back some 25 years and none of that was happening then. What/who has created this apparent modern-day phenomona?

O ocifant
ocifant May 23, 2011 11:46:16
Replying to Sanctuary

Not sure, but probably the day-tripper tourists that have seen similar 'offerings' elsewhere. I've seen 'wishing wells' with no trace of water or even a well in all sorts of places that have a vast amount of money thrown into them. Try visiting the water feature at any of a number of modern shopping centres!

That's one reason the education aspect of web sites that LS mentions is so important!