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STONEHENGE AT RISK

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STONEHENGE THREATENED!

Leaflet

The unique landscape around Stonehenge, one of the world's most famous ancient monuments, is threatened by a major road scheme to turn the A303 into a dual carriageway all the way from London to the West Country.

Stonehenge is a World Heritage Site, which Britain is internationally committed to protect, but the Highways Agency plans to drive a new four lane highway right through this sensitive area, destroying irreplaceable archaeological evidence.

To alleviate its impact on the Stones, the authorities want to hide the road in a tunnel close to the Henge.

Unfortunately the chosen option is very destructive, involving the digging of two huge trenches to cut and then cover two tunnels, which would permanently damage the integrity of the site. The peace of this mysterious and sacred landscape would be shattered by noisy dual carriageways, securely fenced off, with long cuttings leading down to the tunnel entrances, illuminated day and night.

WE MUSTN'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN!

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

WHAT WE WANT

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

Ask UNESCO to place Stonehenge on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Write and encourage others to write to the Government, to English Heritage and to the National Trust, asking them to:

Please write to one or more of the following contacts and send a copy of your letter to the others.

CONTACTS

Please copy your letters to us and tell us if you would like to be kept informed.

CAMPAIGNING COSTS MONEY - PLEASE HELP BY MAKING A DONATION

The Stonehenge Alliance consists of: The Council for the Protection of Rural England; Friends of the Earth; RESCUE The British Archaeological Trust; Save our Sacred Sites; and Transport 2000; and has the support of many other interested organisations and individuals.

For more information, visit the web site at www.savestonehenge.org.uk or contact any of the Stonehenge Alliance organisations listed above

STONEHENGE HAS STOOD MYSTERIOUS AND POWERFUL FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. DON'T LET THIS ANCIENT LANDSCAPE BE FOREVER BLIGHTED FOR SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.