Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Stonehenge" in English language version.
At one time, chisels would be handed to people visiting Stonehenge, so they could chip away at the ancient monument to get their own souvenirs. But the practice has been outlawed since 1900
«wanton vandalism of one of the world's most iconic heritage sites»
Waun Mawn is the third largest of Britain's great stone circles with diameters over 100 m.
In the early years of the Free Festival the authorities remained tolerant. After 1978 they roped off the stones inner sanctum towards the Heel […] There was very little vandalism
this judgement is a huge blow and exposes the site to National Highway's state-sponsored vandalism
The monument remained in private ownership until 1918 when Cecil Chubb, a local man who had purchased Stonehenge from the Antrobus family at an auction three years previously, gave it to the nation. Thereafter, the duty to conserve the monument fell to the state, today a role performed on its behalf by English Heritage.
in 1984 […] Vandalism occurred
Supporters say the highway tunnel will relieve traffic congestion ... Opponents fear the loss of ancient artifacts still hidden underground.
In the early years of the Free Festival the authorities remained tolerant. After 1978 they roped off the stones inner sanctum towards the Heel […] There was very little vandalism
The monument remained in private ownership until 1918 when Cecil Chubb, a local man who had purchased Stonehenge from the Antrobus family at an auction three years previously, gave it to the nation. Thereafter, the duty to conserve the monument fell to the state, today a role performed on its behalf by English Heritage.
Supporters say the highway tunnel will relieve traffic congestion ... Opponents fear the loss of ancient artifacts still hidden underground.
Up until the 17th century stones occasionally went missing to help build bridges or houses
Up until the 17th century stones occasionally went missing to help build bridges or houses
In the early years of the Free Festival the authorities remained tolerant. After 1978 they roped off the stones inner sanctum towards the Heel […] There was very little vandalism
Repeated vandalism has led to a barrier being erected around the stones, and during the past four years a four-mile exclusion zone has been enforced from June 11 to June 24
in 1984 […] Vandalism occurred
archeologists tolerated Druid rituals at Stonehenge […] By 1984 […] vandalism: "People were climbing all over the stones and spray-painting them purple."
it was built several millennia before the Celts with their druid priests arrived on British shores? For several hundred years, people have believed that Stonehenge is connected to the druids, so ardently that public outcry eventually drove the government, which had closed the monument to keep it from vandalism and other deterioration, reopened it
