12th December 2005, 04:49 PM
Venutius and E,
All good points, but my original question stands. Why is the Thornborough environs, and more specifically the Ladybridge part of it, more important than the other examples that I listed? This is what English Heritage appears to be saying by applying the nationally important label to Ladybridge, but not the other sites.
The difference does not appear to be related to the type of archaeology that is present, and the association with the henges explanation does not wash when compared with the treatment of other northern henge environs. I can see good reasons to preserve all these sites, but the EH position is non-sensical.
All good points, but my original question stands. Why is the Thornborough environs, and more specifically the Ladybridge part of it, more important than the other examples that I listed? This is what English Heritage appears to be saying by applying the nationally important label to Ladybridge, but not the other sites.
The difference does not appear to be related to the type of archaeology that is present, and the association with the henges explanation does not wash when compared with the treatment of other northern henge environs. I can see good reasons to preserve all these sites, but the EH position is non-sensical.