Stonehenge and the A303
Plans for the upgrading of the A303, including a tunnel past Stonehenge, have now been published with a fanfare and there is a consultation phase open until 5th March. Continue reading
The Stone Circle at Stonehenge; just one of the c. 700 sites which together form part of the landscape inscribed as a World Heritage Site
I was dismayed to find the latest copy of the Valley News arrive through my letterbox featuring a front page article entitled Stones bypass back on the agenda. The article comprises the opinion of a single Wiltshire councillor, Cllr. Ian West, regarding what he thinks should be done about the A303 around Stonehenge. Having worked on many of the A303 and Visitor Centre proposals over the years, I find it sad to see such a rehash of old, stale views put forward as news in such a way as this. Continue reading
Stonehenge: a World Heritage Site, a complex landscape not just an isolated stone circle
Stonehenge is back in the news again. Following the unceremonious dropping of the last major scheme on grounds of cost, the government have now announced the A303 will get an upgrade, including a tunnel at Stonehenge.
This blog post has been hanging around for some time now so is rather less current than once it was. But unfortunately, blogging on topics other than research and commercial activities are necessarily lower on my priority list at present… Continue reading
Leylines by vaXzine
Tom Scott has produced this fantastic resource for finding out if you live on a leyline; simply enter your postcode and the application will show you leylines passing through that location overlain on a GoogleMap. Go on, have a go! Continue reading
Rather than a traditional panorama, this makes use of the photosynth capability of the photosynth platform. Taken around Stonehenge, this synth comprises 150 photos taken on a single visit. Sometime soon, I’ll do a mega synth of all my Stonehenge photos.
Taken from the centre of the timber circle (or concrete post circle as it is today).