I'd contact the archaeology service at the County Council in the first instance - they don't publish direct email addresses throguh the website but try http://www1.dorsetforyou.com/Portal/ContactUs.nsf/Contact?OpenForm .

Another tack if that fails to stir any action is to contact someone high up in the Cabinet of both the County Council and local district council and talk about far right infiltration in to middle England but this might back fire if the police decide to take a closer interest in the site - any visitor will get quizzed until they are blue in the face.

G

Juamei,
Is it scratching on the rock, or a spraycan? It might make a difference to the criminal charge. Let's hope the arsehole is caught. I saw a similar sight at The Cockpit on Moor Divock, presumably scratched on by someone called Glynis, who is obviously a twat of the highest order, and wishes to be known as such:-
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/46552
Cheers,
TE.

well although unsightly a little chalk aint damaging the stones, its not really a big deal.......like ramming coins in stones...or ramming crystals at the base(although if you pull the buried crystals out you can sell them back to new agers and give the money to one of the trusts caring for the stones)

The bit in the middle. Seems to be something easily removeable.

Seems it's an original orientated swastika, rather than Hitlers little project, and seems to be something someone actually took some effort over, as opposed to a ten second spray can. Look at the ring of leaves... tidy isn't it?

Can you easily dismiss this as graffiti?

It's easy to assume it's "accidentally" the right way around (ie done by a moron), but that also assumes that some upstart tossbag would actually spend time presenting this twig swastika. What would be the point in that? It would take a mere second to kick it away and diminish the "offence".

It could actually be a relic from someones personal ceremony or tribute or any number of things that you either don't know, don't understand or don't care about - which by the way is your right to not do.

However, coming from a mindset of tolerance, I find the lack of tolerence displayed to people who leave offerings etc a bit shameful.

Sure, the chalk markings are probably inadvisable, but do you really think these stones were ever meant to be kept clean?

If I find something left at a site, I think "I wonder what they meant by that?". Not "How dare they leave that on my altar".

I just don't see it as anything to get worked up over, this whole "Leaving things at sites" thing. I mean, what harm is really caused? I doubt very much that the people leaving stuff are morons walking up a hill saying "hurr hurr, I'm going to leave a feather!". The offering you find means something to someone, and it could mean one hell of a lot to them. Or it could mean very little. Ultimately however, it is their business that they choose to undertake on common land.

It doesn't infringe upon my right to enjoy the sites, so whats the problem? It's not like it's McDonalds wrappers or plastic bags - it's all biodegradable stuff.

Is there any difference between an offering made of twigs and leaves and some twigs and leaves that have fallen out of a nearby tree?

I don't know, just my two pence worth really, but I've seen the argument on here so many times and never said anything before so...

In mountaineering /hill walking circles there has been an ongoing debate concerning the building of wee cairns to mark routes to help those lost in poor visibility .There is no political , religious or philosophical side in the argument merely should we impose man made signs/signifiers on an enviroment that is being used ,among other reasons , to escape from those . The debate here , i believe is similar . As a "leave the place as you found it and don't impose your views , clutter on it " person , i find any symbol left at an ancient site distracting whether it is culturally offensive or otherwise , like tabla bashers etc (why are they always so awful ?) why don't they do it in their own space . One last mini rant , another phenomenon that has appeared in the last couple of decades is memorial plaques on remote hill tops etc. This is exactly the same form of selfishness .