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moss M
moss Jul 11, 2007 09:25:34
Replying to Squid Tempest

[quote="Squid Tempest"]I still can't believe they're even THINKING of concreting it over until they know the extent of it.[/quote

They have updated the link below, it all looks rather ominous, the road before the monument as usual.....EH have to give some deep and serious thought as to our prehistoric past and scheduling of its monuments, and not give in to political pressures.
http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/news_events2/RotherwasNews2.htm#10thJuly

and there is this.....


http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48840.html

S Squid Tempest
Squid Tempest Jul 11, 2007 09:53:15
Replying to moss

So concreting it over will save it? what a load of c*bblers. Surely even a temporary tent structure would stop any immediate erosion?

T tomwatts
tomwatts Jul 15, 2007 10:49:27
Replying to moss

Why does it have to be covered up?

The surface is very fragile. Even its exposure within the road corridor over the past three weeks or so has led to some surface erosion. Even if it were not in the midst of a road building programme, unless it was possible to begin building a protective structure over it ‘tomorrow’, it would have to be covered over to protect it. Even with a project to create a full building over it, the nature of the structure would/will present huge problems for conservation and future management if open to display.
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How did it manage to survive 4000 years, and be so delicate that even exposure to the elements for three weeks is damaging it?