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Druid continues Henge protest
6:15pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Comments (12)A SENIOR druid is gaining worldwide attention as his protest at Stonehenge continues into its second month.
Demonstrating on behalf of the Council of British Druid Orders, King Arthur Pendragon has vowed to remain at the site, living in his caravan, until the historic site is opened fully to the public.
He said: "I've been here five weeks now. I'm very cold and very wet but I'm staying here."
"I'm getting a lot of response from foreign tourists. They agree with me and say it's too expensive."
Pendragon, 54, has been camping close to the World Heritage Site since the Summer Solstice on June 21 and is hoping his protests will encourage the Government to remove the fences around the monument, build a tunnel under the A303 and grass over the A344.
He said: "The thing that really annoys me is that not only have they spent so much money on public inquiries and doing nothing with it, but it is a sacred site. It's not a cash-cow."
A public inquiry was set up in 2004 to look at ways of improving the traffic flow in and around the Stonehenge area.
Among the many options that were discussed were a new dual carriageway and a 2.1km bored tunnel.
The plans were scrapped in December last year after ministers decided the costs, which had spiralled from £223m to £470, could not be justified.
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Disgusted of, Westbury says...
8:26pm Thu 7 Aug 08
All it needs is a little building for a couple of security guards.
Alf, Warminster says...
7:55am Fri 8 Aug 08
amethyst, westbury says...
7:56am Fri 8 Aug 08
Avebury is open completely to the public and isnt desecrated,I think the public have great respect for our ancestors feats.We were at Stonehenge the other day and it just isnt special, viewing from afar you may as well look at it in a book.
If Salisbury Cathedral was shut to the public witn viewings only from afar, there would be uproar, so why not let the people get close to the stones, there could be security staff to make sure no one carves or chips away.
Alf, Warminster says...
8:06am Fri 8 Aug 08
Disgusted of, Westbury says...
10:40am Fri 8 Aug 08
King Arthur looks like a fairy at an Xmas school play.
walter, wilshur says...
12:06pm Fri 8 Aug 08
Alf wrote:Now this will come as a shock to most people, but the wife's mother, who was there when Stonehenge was built, tells me it was built as a tourist attraction. Apparently people came from as far as Neandertal to visit it. So now we know
Why would anyone want to carve or chip away at the stone? Just go into your garden and pick up a rock; same stuff.
stonehenge observatory, Spain says...
5:56pm Fri 8 Aug 08
http://www.louistalb
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rticle5.htm
Garry Denke, Plano, Texas, USA says...
4:34pm Sun 10 Aug 08
Wizard Merlin has already funded King Arthur.
1. Stonehenge Visitor Centre located near Airman's Corner (A344 / A360) between North and West sources of G-D's Rock Collection.
2. Long-bored twin carriageway tunnels 10-kilometres (6.2-miles) in length beneath the A303 / A344 / A360 highways at Stonehenge.
3. New junctions, bypasses, flyovers, underpasses at Airman's Corner, Longbarrow - Countess Roundabouts, Winterbourne Stoke.
Why did BBC Timewatch dig at the wrong spot?
http://www.theyworkf
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YHWH Allah
bardofely, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, Spain says...
11:45pm Sun 10 Aug 08
I recently published an article about him here if anyone wants any more info on the King:
http://hubpages.com/
_uq6h62db2t97/hub/In
-the-Beginning---how
-I-met-King-Arthur
BC, This planet says...
12:47am Mon 11 Aug 08
Alf wrote:Arthur had a full time job which he just gave up to protest at Stonehenge. He does NOT receive and benefits of any kind and never has.
Does the hippy not have a job to go to? What does he hope to acheive other than massaging his ego with all the publicity? I have never been to Stonehenge so can't comment on the price; but from a traffic point of view, until a few months ago I used to drive past it every day to work and the only time it got busy was a Friday. So why all the fuss about getting a new road? They should have considered the position of the A303 when they put the stones there!
I won't dignify the stones/road comment with an answer, well not a polite one anyway.
Garry Denke, Plano, Texas, USA says...
4:12pm Mon 25 Aug 08
Michael's idea of digging Aubrey Hole 7 and Heelstone Core 7 now, instead of waiting until late 2012, will save Peter, Mary, and Alun's grave error (Fargo Plantation).
Thanks to Michael's idea, digging Aubrey Hole 7 and Heelstone Core 7 now, costs exceeding £20m for siting a temporary Stonehenge visitor centre, are saved.
Sun of Righteousness at Heelstone
King Arthur Pendragon
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Necker, Trowbridge says...
7:09pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Stonehenge is not as common as the pyrimids or the Inca or Aztec temples it's unique.
It must be protected.
Sometimes, even from those who think they have divine rights to access.