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Article: Third of South Yorks ancient monuments at risk.
- Article from:
- The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2008
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MORE than a third of ancient monuments in South Yorkshire are at risk, according to a new list of treasured historic sites.
South Yorkshire has 156 scheduled ancient monuments - 20 of which are at risk from damage from vegetation, erosion and animal burrowing, according to English Heritage.
Eight in Sheffield, six in Barnsley, five in Rotherham and one in Doncaster are under threat, new figures reveal.
The statistic was revealed at the launch of a new register of historic sites including monuments, historic parks, gardens and landscapes, battlefields and even protected wrecks called 'Heritage at Risk'.
It shows 35 per cent of monuments ...