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I read your weblog. You certainly met some Interesting people. And if people like that know where these places are, then god help them (the places, that is). Yes I am a total doommeister, but what CAN you do? If they're little things you can move them (like the slab in Bristol museum witht he foot carvings on) - but this is really ridiculous because it moves them away from where they're supposed to be. OR if they're big like Ballochmyle... you can turn them into a big tourist thing like Stonehenge, which ruins them (but protects them). OR you can cry and submit to them being sacrificed for the sake of all the hidden stuff that hopefully YOBS don't know about. But Ballochmyle just looks amazing. So I vote that it should be turned into a major tourist attraction with virtual reality booths and a tea shop. For it's own sake mind.
No, I don't want this really. But who's got a better idea, please.

You might not have such a bad idea at the end there. If Historic Scotland (who are supposed to be looking after it) really went to town they might put down proper paths and make it a real tourist attraction. The sheer weight of numbers of people turning up might put the vandals off but they still might creep up at night. I was talking to my brother about this and he suggested a perspex screen put up over the wall but you could be certain that someone would set it on fire. Sigh...It is annoying because this site really is spectacular.