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Re: What's acceptable when interacting with sites?
May 23, 2011, 20:38
thesweetcheat wrote:
Littlestone wrote:
I take your point about WKLB, though I would say that the roofed area over the main chambers has been reconstructed and that is where most people climb or sit to view Silbury and the surrounding landscape. Perhaps, as a compromise, access to the reconstructed area could be allowed while the rest of the barrow is cordoned off...


I know what you're saying LS, but a cordoned off area would look horrible. The less clutter the better!

But maybe the thing with the "show" sites that get lots of day trippers (some of whom might be inspired to get more interested and, dare I say, obsessed!) is to accept that a certain amount of wear and tear is inevitable. And fund the repairs/upkeep from the National Trust car park/cafe/shop, etc, rather than using that money to do up a stately home.


Wear and tear is inevitable if people are allowed to keep trampling all over it like they do, but yes, I suppose if they do the same as they do on the bank at the Great Circle for instance where walking repairs are carried out as neccessary then that could be seen as one solution. Others of course will see the very act as being disrespctful even though there are no longer human remains present. I read somewhere that they were giving the WKLB the once over sometime this year anyway as part of general maintenance.
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