Climate crisis and unsympathetic 1950s repairs have taken a toll on prehistoric structure
The great circle of Stonehenge has stood for 4,500 years and it is tempting to imagine that it is bound to remain just as it is – stolid, unchanging – for thousands more. But even that ancient monument, it turns out, needs some tender loving care now and again.
A conservation project, billed as the most significant at Stonehenge for more than 60 years, was launched on Monday by English Heritage to make sure that the structure continues to thrill and amaze for generations to come.
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