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nigelswift Jun 21, 2011 10:42:19
Replying to Littlestone

I doubt they are at liberty to say anything at this stage in view of possible legal moves.

To be fair to them the only "warning" seems to have been someone saying the local hunt taking over the nearby farm constituted a risk. While I personally think hunt supporters are not who I'd want my daughter to marry I don't think EH could put the henges on an at risk list for that reason. ;) So far as we know this was an unpredictable event and they can't be blamed.

Not like seeing people misbehave at solstice year after year and doing nothing about it!

More to the point, I wonder if this land was under a DEFRA stewardship scheme? Most farms are nowadays. I wouldn't like to think I was paying someone so much a hectare to look after the archaeology here....

NB I haven't suggested who might be responsible for the damage, not wanting to be sued. It could be a case of a mistake committed by a contractor. Who knows?

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Jun 21, 2011 11:20:44
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
NB I haven't suggested who might be responsible for the damage, not wanting to be sued. It could be a case of a mistake committed by a contractor. Who knows?
And for many people in this country sadly...who cares!

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jun 21, 2011 14:23:12
Replying to nigelswift

It could be a case of a mistake committed by a contractor. Who knows?
Aye, could be, all the more reason for English Heritage to clarify things – they are, after all, working for us not themselves ;-) Put another way, those concerned with the conservation (and better understanding of ancient sites) are us lot here and on similar boards (as well as a sprinkling of archaeos working within that timeframe).

Put another way, if someone had bulldozed the only one of its kind listed building there’d be a hue and outcry in the media, and those under whose stewardship said building resided would be called to account – pronto.

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