Representation by Ceryn Bartley
- Date submitted
- 11 December 2018
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I strongly disagree with the proposed planning on the Stonehenge road. I have driven past this site many times. It is of huge historic importance to Britain being a UNESCO World Heritage Site: “Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 2.0 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of a circular setting of large standing stones set within earthworks. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists believe the iconic stone monument was constructed anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC, as described in the chronology below. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first stones were erected in 2400–2200 BC, whilst another theory suggests that bluestones may have been erected at the site as early as 3000 BC (see phase 1 below). The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge monument. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.” There are ancient lay lines which would be disrupted and who knows what ancient artefacts and burials that could potentially be disturbed and damaged. There are very few spectacles that people can just look at in this country by just driving by. I really think that this wonderful place should be kept open and on view as it was intended.