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Silbury Hill

Vote for Silbury!

Ishmael I
Ishmael Aug 20, 2005 12:19:38
Replying to Jane

Oh I get it but since when have EH given out information about Any of their projects?
Even tho Silbury is a national tresaure is actual Belongs to Lord Avebury who has entrusted EH with its care.
In a less enlightened age a previous Lord Avebury could have flattened the hill if he chose to.
EH will only give out what info they think the public should see and then do what it wants as it has always done.
As long as Silbury gets fixed I'm happy. Demanding info on every decision will just delay things further and put Silbury in more danger as more people clamber all over it and those inner voids migrate upwards.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Aug 20, 2005 12:59:40
Replying to Ishmael

>As long as Silbury gets fixed I'm happy. Demanding info on every decision will just delay things further and put Silbury in more danger as more people clamber all over it and those inner voids migrate upwards.<

Unpalatable though it might be (not being given all the info by EH) I agree that things are getting desperate and delays are only exacerbating the danger of further collapses. I accept that those delays are mainly due to EH not acting sooner and I commend Nigel and others for badgering them at every opportunity. Things however are now getting critical and I was horrified to see how the summit had slumped when I saw Silbury last week. The slump is clearly visible in Photobabe's recently posted (and beautiful) photo at -

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/39295

Compare the collapsing summit with Holy's photo taken in December 2001 (I think from the same direction though closer) -

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/39295

We've got to start pulling together on this before it really does become too late.

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