Numerous archaeologists, including many in ICOMOS who advise UNESCO, are against the A303 road proposals. One of them is Professor Mike Parker Pearson, who agreed to give us his views about the proposal. Professor Parker Pearson is one of the world’s leading experts on Stonehenge, and Professor of British Later … Continue reading →
“So the result of the general election is clear: people have voted for change. Now they will want to see that change delivered. One opportunity for the new Labour Government to demonstrate is that it is capable of a different approach. And that would be to cancel the Stonehenge road … Continue reading →
Stonehenge Alliance Press statement: Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 The Stonehenge Alliance (SA) [1] welcomes UNESCO’s recommendation that the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the threat from the A303 road scheme. The recommendation is contained in a report … Continue reading →
Stonehenge Alliance comments on National Highways’ planning application for a replacement stone-curlew, prompted journalist, Gareth Huw Davies, to ask in this guest article: “At a time of declining biodiversity, should we deliberately risk degrading a complex mesh of natural life in favour of a road scheme?” The first casualty of … Continue reading →
£1.7bn? Who are they kidding? The much vaunted “£1.7bn” cost for the Stonehenge road scheme is many years out of date. When the scheme was first announced in 2014 the price tag was £1.1bn. By the time the A303 Stonehenge scheme was presented to the Examining Authority in 2019 the … Continue reading →
