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Article: At Stonehenge, Remedying a 'Disgrace'; Plan Would Ease Encroachment on Ancient Treasure
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- December 3, 2001
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For the better part of four millennia, the majestic and mysterious
monument known as Stonehenge has drawn visitors and worshipers to
this windswept heath in southern England. But today the ancient ring
of standing stones feels more like the median strip of a busy
superhighway than a Neolithic treasure.
One major highway passes barely 10 feet to the north of the
stones; another cuts through a few yards to the south. The warble of
the songbird has given way to the rattle of the passing semi, and
tour guides have to shout to be heard over the roar of low-flying
jets from the nearby Larkhill army installation.
"What we British have managed to do to our greatest archaeological
legacy is ...