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 Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:05 pm
I read online that Stonehenge was closed off to the general public in 1978 to keep it from eroding due to excessive human contact because thousands upon thousands were showing up for the summer solstice. Then in 1985, they completely shut it down, leading to a battle between police and revellers called the Battle of Beanfield. This battle resulted in arrests and lawsuits, but the outcome remained unchanged: Stonehenge was still closed off.
Now the World Heritage organization is making an attempt to accommodate those who wish to celebrate the solstice by opening it up on a limited basis.
My question is, was it really necessary to shut down Stonehenge and what would be the harm in allowing people to access it freely?
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:33 pm
I still have no clue as to what it is, so I really can't voice my opinion.
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:36 pm
They really have summer solstices? eek Wow .. I thought it was something Avatar made up.
Well, I don't know what Stonehedge is, so I can't really say anything.
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:02 pm
You're kidding, no one knows what Stonehenge is? Even more apalling, no one was willing tp put the 10 seconds worth of Googling to figure it out? Anyway, it makes sense that they closed it off. Vandalism can get pretty bad, it's not hard for people to smuggle in cans of spray-paint.
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:15 am
I know what Stonehenge is, but I don't understand its purpose or how it came to be. xp
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:19 pm
Uhh, yeah that's still debated a little bit, especailly the why as to it's construction. Generally it's percieved that it was used for druidic rituals.
But to the topic at hand, there's merit in closing it but you also have to think, if it's only at solstice people want to go and druid it up, why not let them? It's only a day really. If they're that worried post security as well. Psh.
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:33 am
Even I know what it is. 0.0
I think they can let a limited number of people come during summer solstice. If too much contact causes it to erode, it should be better to limit the number of people there. We wouldn't want it to be damaged.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:13 pm
People cause erosion? I'm a little skeptical. Does anyone have proof that being open to the public contributes to the erosion of Stonehenge? People aren't allowed to touch the stones, are they? They don't let you touch the walls of the Alamo.
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:46 am
Gachetemas People cause erosion? I'm a little skeptical. Does anyone have proof that being open to the public contributes to the erosion of Stonehenge? People aren't allowed to touch the stones, are they? They don't let you touch the walls of the Alamo. I guess they touch them anyway. I wouldn't be too surprised.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:57 pm
You'd be surprised how much erosion people can cause.
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:30 am
The chemicals on our hands cause discolouring to the stone. Thats why they closed it.
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:54 pm
DNA_Guru Uhh, yeah that's still debated a little bit, especailly the why as to it's construction. Generally it's percieved that it was used for druidic rituals. But to the topic at hand, there's merit in closing it but you also have to think, if it's only at solstice people want to go and druid it up, why not let them? It's only a day really. If they're that worried post security as well. Psh. Actually, I read somewhere that it was proven that Stone Henge has nothing to do with the druids. I can't remember... some sort of 'defying general perceptions' book, and then a few others when I looked into it. So if they made that well known, druids of today wouldn't see it as so significant a site, and wouldn't be bothered to go there.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:18 pm
People can definitely casue erosion -- the toe of the statue of St. Peter is worn down to a nub due to all of the travellers kissing it.
And as to why Stonehenge exists, no one knows smile
And FYI, there are two solstices and two equinoxes. Just making sure here that all my bases are covered...
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:43 pm
Vandalism, for one. Plus, there is a lot of research that goes on around there.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:58 am
Vandalism, boorish tourists (at just about any famous cave you tour through in the US, the guides mention something about how visitors would break off pieces of the rock formations as souvenirs before the Parks Service took over)... Proximity to archaeological work... I recall in the case of the monuments in Egypt, there was some outcry about pollution from cars and such wearing away the stones.
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