Peter Harris (as in Harris-Stockdale Megalithic Foot) posted this to his thread at the Megalithic Portal.
“It appears that a legal challenge may be made against the Stonehenge tunnel decision.
Here is a link to a crowd funding project to possibly make it happen.”
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-stonehenge-world-heritage-site/
See also: [stonehengealliance.org.uk] [www.theguardian.com]
I’m not sure what I think they should do, but I suspect that what shouldn’t be done is planning a tunnel any number of miles in length and telling people that archaeological discoveries made in the process will be respected.
I can’t see how it will be realistic to expect them to stop the machinery and call in the archaeologists every time an archaeological find is made, and actually living up to that seems like it would push any benefits of the tunnel further and further into the future, so I do have the sense that the plan may have been approved under false pretenses and may be very destructive to heritage, and that the matter should be subject to review…
Not to mention that 1.7 BILLION £ is still A LOT of money, and there may be much better uses for it in times like these.
I will leave it at that for this post, but suffice it to say I’ve posted a great deal to this blog about why Stonehenge is not only an archaeological treasure, but also a mathematical treasure of the highest order. I’m greatly saddened at the thought of this being disrespected in any way, and in spite of hardships am willing to risk a small donation if it helps to oppose any insensitive threats to Stonehenge or its archaeological landscape.
As always, deepest thanks to readers for their time and consideration.
–Luke Piwalker
Luke Piwalker 