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Rerouting traffic past the Rollright Stones

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nigelswift Feb 29, 2008 11:55:27
Replying to nigelswift

Here's a picture of the 800 year old lichen colony http://www.heritageaction.org/?page=theheritagejournal&id=76

Note the yellow paint across it. It seems to have survived that so far but a permanent diet of deisel fumes might be just too much,

D dee
dee Feb 29, 2008 13:54:17
Replying to nigelswift

Its a f*ckin stoopid idea if you ask me, makes my blood boil!! There has been sooo much vandalism to our ancient sites recently, the Rollrights particularly so,
leave the stones alone!!

J Jane
Jane Feb 29, 2008 17:18:56
Replying to nigelswift

Quite apart from the damage to the lichen and vibrations to a sensitive ancient monument, the loss of serenity at an ancient monument, etc, that lane is TOTALLY unsuitable for HGVs.

If the scheme goes ahead (and I sincerely hope it doesn't!) if it wasn't widened somebody *WILL* get killed. There is currently no place for visitors to turn their vehicles safely, so right now its dangerous enough what with people having to do three-point turns in the lane.

Visitors (many with children, elderly rellies and doggies) cross the road to see the King Stone and the view down to Long Compton :-( We'll be waiting for the first fatality!

And if it is widened - where the HELL will the extra with come from?!

Chippy Norton council should be ashamed for even suggesting it!

Grrrrrr!! Very cross.

Can't get to the meeting tomorrow unfortunately as I have to be somewhere else.