Henge Halts By-pass
Submitted by Paul on Friday, 15 November 2002 Page Views: 1545
Site Watch
The Dumfries and Galloway Standard reports that the Scottish Executive has abandoned plans for the Dunragit by-pass on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway. The proposed route ran through a wood south of the village which turned out to be an archaeological goldmine.
Engineers were told to keep their hands off by Historic Scotland.
For the wood is a listed archeological site which contains a buried henge, meaning that by law a road can’t be built.
Looking at other options has also proved problematic - a motte is located on the northern edge of the wood, right on the line of the only viable alternative! As a result the Executive decided the bypass wasn’t viable.
An Executive spokesman said: “The motte is clearly visible as a large mound in the northern fringes of the wood. To establish whether or not that corridor would be a possibility for a bypass line, a detailed archaeological investigation would be required costing an estimated £250,000.
“A study concluded that the cost of such a scheme would be high and that the economics would be highly negative. As a result, we have reluctantly been forced to the conclusion that a bypass of Dunragit is not a viable option.”
Regular visitors to The Megalithic Portal will recall our coverage of The Dunragit Project to excavate the Neolithic ceremonial monument complex by Manchester and Glasgow Universities. Click here for the Project’s diaries.
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