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It's commonsense and respect through education thats needed mate not hard and fast rules. No organization can protect all the sites all of the time no matter how well funded, its whats carried in the visitors minds thats the real issue.

Druids have no special right to perform their rites at circles (imho) anyway but i fully support their freedom to do so if thats what (excuse the pun) 'lights their fire' and its done in an appropriate manner.
Only a really foolish druid would light any kind of fire in a confined space anyway, flowing robes etc.

No matter what any of us post here on this issue someone will disagree cos its all opinions isnt it regardless of what the law says. If the law was working this thread wouldn't even exist. !

One of the arguments not necessarily put forth, is the fact that these stone circles and megaliths which have been around for thousands of years and managed to survive earlier destruction, have an independent 'right' to be protected given our present understanding of past history.
Their conservation relies on guardianship either from the appropiate body or individuals, if, occasionally we could move the argument from the 'ego' of the person arguing ;) to an understanding of how we should protect them in the best condition possible for their 'own sake' and future generations, than modern belief systems should not appropiate such sites as their own. So therefore not arguing against different present belief systems, or the fact that they use such sites as part of the ritual, only that there should be no damage on the site....