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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410  
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Well anyone know anything there’s £1500 in beer in it for you if you do…
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1st Oct 2023 9:24am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2644  
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1st Oct 2023 5:27pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1786  
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Flag shows they're in distress - must be really upset over the tree!
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1st Oct 2023 6:49pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4704 
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge We have morons too.Link not working so here it is. Shocking’ vandalism of megalithic tomb site in Co Sligo being investigated OPW says extensive graffiti and apparent collapse of entrance stones at Carrowkeel being ‘treated very seriously’ Acts of vandalism carried out at a megalithic passage tomb site in Co Sligo over the weekend are being investigated by gardaí. The site at Carrowkeel, home to a collection of monuments, is part of an extensive landscape settled by early neolithic cattle-farmers. A series of passage-graves was constructed in stages, beginning in around 3,500 BC, across the highest summits and ledges of the Bricklieve Mountains. Photographer Ken Williams visited the tombs on Saturday and said he believed the vandalism occurred between midday and 5.30pm. He said it appeared that one of the stones forming the entrance to Cairn H had been pushed or knocked over as it was blocking the entrance. “Inside Cairn K is the worst vandalism I can remember, at least eight stones and 10 surfaces have been covered in scratched graffiti, large spirals and badly executed circles cover practically the entire faces of the last two stones either side of the passage,” he said, adding that lintels had also been defaced. “Whoever did this carried it out with the most malicious intent. It goes way beyond causal visitors mindlessly carving their names.” An Garda Síochána confirmed it is investigating, saying “a technical examination of the scene has been conducted by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit”. In a statement, the Office of Public Works and the National Monuments Service said extensive graffiti was etched across various architectural stones at the “5,500-year-old passage tombs” and the matter was being “treated very seriously, as is the apparent collapse of an entrance stone to one of the tombs”. The agencies expressed dismay about the “wanton act of vandalism” and said they would be preparing a report for An Garda Síochána and asking the force to formally investigate the matter. “Such interference is a serious offence and can lead to significant penalties being imposed,” the statement added. “All possible efforts are made to protect national monuments, which is challenging where they are in remote rural settings such as at Carrowkeel.” [ Concern for Glendalough’s Deerstone monument after vandalism causes substantial damage ] Ms Williams said a CCTV system or rangers were needed to monitor the site, which is around 15 minutes walk from the nearest road. “It’s the worst vandalism I have ever seen at any megalithic site in the last 20 years,” he added. Sligo County Council said “it is shocking that anyone would think it appropriate to damage these sites left by our ancestors over 5,000 years ago”. “The cairns at Carrowkeel form part of a collection of monuments that comprise ‘The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo’, which was added to Ireland’s World Heritage Tentative List in July 2022,” it said in a statement. Click image to enlarge 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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17th Oct 2023 2:24pm |
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