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BERNARDQUATERMASS
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|  Posted 23-03-2007 at 11:26
How come the footpath at Stonehenge stands out like a sore thumb.
Surely a more subtle colour of gravel or scalpings could be found
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| Posted 23-03-2007 at 11:52
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Runemage
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|  Posted 23-03-2007 at 15:56
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On 2007-03-23 11:26, BERNARDQUATERMASS wrote:
How come the footpath at Stonehenge stands out like a sore thumb.
Surely a more subtle colour of gravel or scalpings could be found
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Perhaps it's deliberate to make it so visually clear, partly to overcome any language barriers without the need for a large multilingual sign and partly for any partially-sighted visitors who need to observe very distinct colour changes from one area to another.
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