I visited 9 ladies on a family holiday many years ago, on one of my first 'drag slightly reluctant people to megalithic sites' expeditions. Having persuaded the others to ascend the hill I was so mortified and embarrassed to find the circle being camped in by a bunch of ?arses? making their tea and making a mess, it nearly put me off the whole 'drag slightly..' thing. Of course I've persisted since. But that moment has stuck with me as one of those times that comes back to haunt you. So I'm so glad (in a way, of course) that others have found the same 'difficulties' with the 9 ladies - I suppose at least these tactless unthinking louts aren't at Stony Littleton for example, camping one sleeping bag to a burial chamber. Bastards.