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tomwatts
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Re: EH Inspectors visit The Rotherwas serpent
Jul 15, 2007, 10:49
Why does it have to be covered up?

The surface is very fragile. Even its exposure within the road corridor over the past three weeks or so has led to some surface erosion. Even if it were not in the midst of a road building programme, unless it was possible to begin building a protective structure over it ‘tomorrow’, it would have to be covered over to protect it. Even with a project to create a full building over it, the nature of the structure would/will present huge problems for conservation and future management if open to display.
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How did it manage to survive 4000 years, and be so delicate that even exposure to the elements for three weeks is damaging it?
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