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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on July 16, 2017, 08:29:35 AM

Title: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 16, 2017, 08:29:35 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-40620024

as the article says, education is required but there will always be wilful morons around....!
Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Jim Webster on July 16, 2017, 01:05:29 PM
Quote from: Holly on July 16, 2017, 08:29:35 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-40620024

as the article says, education is required but there will always be wilful morons around....!
Nailing people upside down to the gate of the monument is required, it reduces the number of wilful morons  ;)
Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Nick Harbud on July 16, 2017, 04:30:35 PM
Quote from: Jim Webster on July 16, 2017, 01:05:29 PM
Nailing people upside down to the gate of the monument is required, it reduces the number of wilful morons  ;)

Is this allowed outside Cumbria, Jim?  And how do you know it was wilful morons?  A more likely explanation is someone mis-programmed the GPS when they were looking for this place (http://www.bluestonewales.com/).

Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Jim Webster on July 16, 2017, 05:52:45 PM
Quote from: NickHarbud on July 16, 2017, 04:30:35 PM
Quote from: Jim Webster on July 16, 2017, 01:05:29 PM
Nailing people upside down to the gate of the monument is required, it reduces the number of wilful morons  ;)

Is this allowed outside Cumbria, Jim?  And how do you know it was wilful morons?  A more likely explanation is someone mis-programmed the GPS when they were looking for this place (http://www.bluestonewales.com/).
I'd hope other areas allowed it, I like to think that the old standards of decency and good order survive more widely than just in the promised land of Cumbria ;-)
Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Tim on July 17, 2017, 05:13:00 PM
Ditto what Jim said...
Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Erpingham on July 17, 2017, 05:33:02 PM
I thought this  (http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/top-10-brutal-medieval-deaths/)might provide some inspiration for heritage protection in Cumbria and elsewhere.
Title: Re: Preseli ancient monuments being damaged
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 20, 2017, 03:39:18 PM
a wee bit drastic...but in the right spirit obviously :)