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Cursuswalker Dec 6, 2004 01:58:54
Replying to Littlestone

AND YET....................it can hardly have been put there for any other reason than the presence of the Long Man surely?

The wider setting of a site seems to be a priority for us with Thornborough, so why not in this case?

If you visit the site the entire vista of Wilmington and Windover Hills is all part of the spectacle, of which this defacement forms a part.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Dec 6, 2004 07:59:17
Replying to Cursuswalker

"The wider setting of a site seems to be a priority for us with Thornborough, so why not in this case?"

Damn right.

HA "beliefs" section –
"heritage places deserve respect not only in terms of physical preservation but also in terms of their setting within the landscape…..there is an essence of place in any heritage landscape…. and that respect for this should always be maintained. We therefore oppose anything that breaches that respect, whether this is a threat to the archaeology, inappropriate use, intrusive development, or assaults on the appearance or atmosphere."

Seems fair enough to me. Though I suppose controversy can be made out of anything if someone's desperate.