19th January 2007, 06:55 PM
I dont want to spend anything on farmers (or rather landowners) in the name of archaeology. East midlands Cosmic survey basically painted red the whole area from a survey of sites which were only scheduled ten years ago- they are gone- possibly 63 long barrow sites. The lovely cuddly farmers werenât aware that they shouldnât subsoil them! They werenât told by EH?-ignorance of the law is no defence.
The long barrow sites were scheduled and identified from NMP data (another sad incompetent day at EH), the same data that the government then used to give points to farmers to make claims about protection and managing our heritage (not that they are rushing to the Higher level archaeology points are they). So then they used the money to buy a bigger subsoilers to sub soil the where they are âallowedâ to sub soil and it turns out the NMP survey was the most accurate survey ever done because theres nothing left as EH have made sure. Then when the scheme ends, possibly 2013, the grounds just about ready for another...you got it.
âtraditional farm buildingâ- traditional -now thereâs a subject -the management of 8.5 and 13.1million - did you get a cut?
The long barrow sites were scheduled and identified from NMP data (another sad incompetent day at EH), the same data that the government then used to give points to farmers to make claims about protection and managing our heritage (not that they are rushing to the Higher level archaeology points are they). So then they used the money to buy a bigger subsoilers to sub soil the where they are âallowedâ to sub soil and it turns out the NMP survey was the most accurate survey ever done because theres nothing left as EH have made sure. Then when the scheme ends, possibly 2013, the grounds just about ready for another...you got it.
âtraditional farm buildingâ- traditional -now thereâs a subject -the management of 8.5 and 13.1million - did you get a cut?