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Spent few hours around here today and very disappointed - why? the general area should be wonderful, the stone ring is in great condition, the Kings Stone the Whispering Knights, everything about this area says it should be wonderful. In fact, the stone circle is a picnic area, the stones are fenced offed as if they must not be viewed or photographed, the road dissects everything. This should be a major UK prehistoric site with full English Heritage backing, the road should be diverted, the grass area in front of the stones should be allowed to return to hedge and wood. I also visited the Hoar stone, fantastic. Its surrounding indicates history, magic a sense of life before ours, why can't the Rolling Stones reflect this

The issue of roads through stone circles has been around a long time. The A4361 (Swindon to Devizes) road snakes through the Avebury Stone Circle and there is no possibility of it ever being moved as there is nowhere else to put it without causing untold damage.
I imagine the same is true of the Rollrights - I have visited a few times courtesy friends with cars, the road always seemed comparatively quiet. To close it and build another one would destroy other landscapes, albeit no stone circles on them. I don't own a car but recognise roads are essential for transporting ourselves around. I feel quite strongly that there are enough roads and, so long as they are kept in good repair, we don't need anymore.
Thanks for reminding me about the Hoar Stone, I loved it when I visited.