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goffik wrote:
Surely some kind of planning permission should have been sought, whether he'd bulldozed it deliberately or not? I don't think anyone would think the henges were just some natural lumps and bumps to bulldoze, anyway. Do you? I mean - seriously. If it were some almost indistinguishable barrow or summat, then maybe. Nah.

G x

Dunno. It all seems rather strange doesn't it. If the land and property were in the hands of an agent during the sale, I wonder if it's possible that a contractor was brought in during the interim period to 'tidy things up a bit' and make the land more presentable? I've not been on the ground there but I believe the section missing is from one fenced off field. Was the view restricted from the other adjoining fields so that the full view of that henge was not visible? Just trying to find a reason why someone should appear to be so vandalous knowing it would cost them dear!

Surely if that were the case, a mistake by another party, given the landownder (old or new, whichever) was named and shamed (OK, briefly) in the local papers, etc, you'd think they would want to speak out to clear their name? Unless any legal action prevents that?

I was in the area a few weeks back, I grew up close by and was back visiting the folks - I didn't stop to look any of the times I passed that week as frankly I was afraid of what I might see :-(

I knew of the Priddy Henges for years before I really got into stones etc.

If I'd heard of them here in darkest Lancashire, then the people who's land they're on MUST have known their importance.

Maybe the transfer of ownership of the land will allow the previous and present owners to blame each other for the alleged damage.


We must be careful not to prejudge matters, and jeopardise any coming court case