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Silbury Hill trespassers

CARL Jan 9, 2013 14:13:35

Replying to Harryshill

How about a wooden staircase being errected up the hill with a viewing platform on top?
I know this would cause damage where the supports are inserted but at least there would be no excuse to walk on the 'hill' itself.
Obviously this only applies to those who ignore the signs not to walk on the 'hill' in the first place!

goffik Jan 9, 2013 14:27:17

Replying to CARL

A far less intrusive option would be a lift up the centre of it. A massive opportunity was missed when the old shafts caved in!

So: a lift up the middle, and astroturf. Those are MY ideas, so if anybody uses them I want a cut of it!

And a cafe up the top.

Hang on - how about a funicular railway?

G x

Littlestone Jan 9, 2013 14:35:18

Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:

There’s a wooden staircase on one of the Bartlow Burial mounds (second pic down here). Believe me, it doesn’t look good. That, and a viewing platform on Silbury, would really mess with the aesthetics of Silbury when seen from a distance, at different times and in different lights.

Think the best suggestions so far have been a perimeter path at the base of Silbury, along with more and seriously better signage. Won’t stop the trespassing completely but it should reduce the numbers of people doing it and, as with seatbelts etc, may eventually become the norm.