EFFECTS OF QUARRYING
Dr Mark Horton, who is head of the Department of Archaeology at the
University of Bristol and a presenter on “Time Flyers”, contrasts attitudes
in the north of England with those in the south.
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“That such landscape
destruction could even be considered around Stonehenge, or even our lesser-known
sites in the south, is unthinkable.
With the new scheme to tunnel the A303 under the Stonehenge
landscape, the Government has recognised that a largely unscheduled landscape
has to be preserved in situ at a cost to the nation of around £100m. Yet at
Thornborough, it is OK to seriously consider the total loss of a prehistoric
landscape, arguably as important, for simple economic gain.”
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Tarmac’s planned extension of open-cast quarrying in the setting of the henges
Part of the operational quarry at Nosterfield
Are you under the impression that the planning system is designed to protect the setting of ancient monuments?
Discover the unpalatable truth at Thornborough; see links below:
- Abuses of
the planning system by mining companies
- Relevant legislation
- Destruction of archaeology
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