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Anonymous
User not Registered |  Posted 15-07-2004 at 10:49
Tarmac have applied to North Yorkshire County Council to extend quarrying further into the ritual landscape of Thornborough Henges.
Please write a letter of objection to the council today.
http://www.heritageaction.org/thornborough.html
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Anonymous
User not Registered | Posted 28-07-2004 at 12:37
We had reached 500 objections but the target is 1,000 by Friday - come on peeps - get your friedns and family to send a letter. This is after all "the most important ancient site between Stonehenge and The Orkneys" according to EH. Surely it deserves our support?
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Anonymous
User not Registered |  Posted 29-07-2004 at 12:58
A request for help
Tarmac has submitted a planning application to destroy one of the last remaining ritual areas of the Thornborough Henges - Ladybridge Farm.
The area threatened is believed to contain archaeological remains of a prehistoric settlement - used by those long-ago people who came to the Henges for ritual activities.
Why has Thornborough been so overly exploited for its gravel reserves. Surely, the land and village at Thornborough has now paid its price and Tarmac should be asked to look else where for its next bout of gravel extraction.
I visited the Devil’s Arrows at Boroughbridge on Sunday evening. The light was fantastic and the stones are marvellous, the tallest one appears to be 17’ high, and that only the visible part. I always find myself wondering why these ancient people put so much effort into erecting stones and henges, and these three form the most incredible line of stones I have ever seen. They are so tall and dominating.
When I got home, I dug out my OS map of the area to check on the alignment of the three stones. I was more than a little surprised to find that the line of stones appears to point directly to the three henges of Thornborough. This makes me wonder if these stones are also part of the ancient ritual landscape of Thornborough. There are also three other henges and numerous tumuli between the Devil’s arrows and Thornborbough’s henges.
There is still so much to find out about these under publicised sites.
In this world so full of politics and corporate short term profit, it is so easy to loose sight of what is really important to the people who live on our island; our heritage, our history, our culture, our countryside and our space.
If we allow Tarmac to destroy this possible settlement, which is part of our heritage, how will we ever know about these important people, how they lived, and what clues they have left us to find. One day, somebody may be able to piece it all together. Our past is important, and our future is important. We have to have the responsibility to know when to say enough is enough, and leave something for our children to discover.
I have no power to stop Tarmacs application, and I ask you to speak out for me, and let my voice be heard.
Thought I would let you see my objection, copies of this letter are winging their way around the UK, first class to get them in before its too late!
NicolaDidsbury at work
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Anonymous
User not Registered | Posted 06-08-2004 at 13:50
Thanks Nichola,
With our first national article in yesterdays Guardian, things are starting to hot up.
George
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