"all I was thinking was poor old Stonehenge, sacrificed on the altar of tourism, used as a backdrop for any old cause that might be passing, does no-one have any respect for the stones.."

Exactly. The question of how far you go will have to be confronted shortly it seems - see t'other thread.

We live in a country that has pimped a world-unique ancient white horse to the makers of Big Brother so we need to confront the idea that some of these places have a "dignity" that needs protecting.