"English Heritage today announced that they are scaling back their activities in respect of conserving Silbury Hill. A spokesperson said that this was due to the recent discovery of a smaller version of the mound by a local man called Pete. As this second mound will be easier and less costly to protect, it has been decided to focus EH activities there instead. Pressed on what would happen to the larger mound, the spokesperson said that EH would continue to keep a piece of string around the perimeter at a height of four feet to keep trespassers off."