Archaeologists and conservation groups divided in reaction to proposals to put A303 under world heritage siteReaction to the government’s announcement of proposals to bury the A303 under Stonehenge in a tunnel is deeply split among archaeologists and conservation groups,some regarding it as a historic victory, others as a catastrophe which will irreparably damage a world heritage site.
English Heritage and the National Trust – owners of the site and the surrounding landscape – hailed a momentous victory for the historic environment, and but others accused them of abuse of guardianship for accepting a tunnel far too short to solve any problems.
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Source: theguardian.com