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A Site Inspector for the Heritage Action group visited the Rollrights  on 29th December 2007. He reported that following the recent fire damage there, some follow-up damage and a further attack have occurred.
The King's Men standing stone which was previously burnt by the tire attack has been significantly chipped on the top. The King Stone notice, where previously cracked, has now been broken off completely. The warden's hut has again been attacked. Cavity Wall foam was sprayed into the collection box, and also into the locks. This subsequently solidified, breaking the locks and rendering the collection box unusable. An oil fire used by the wardens was lit and placed next to a wooden cabinet and a gas cylinder within the hut, with the obvious intention of causing an explosion.
These attacks apparently occurred on the 9th December according to the warden on duty. The police are now willing up increase the charge from one of Arson, to Arson with Intent. However, they have no real leads. The only solution may be to install CCTV cameras at the site, which no one really wants to do.
This damage continues a sad tale of vandalism at the stones over the last few years: in 2005, yellow paint was spread over every stone in the circle. In 2006, the warden's hut was burnt to the ground in an arson attack. This was subsequently replaced by a Portacabin. In 2007, A tire was placed on a stone and burnt, the sign at the King Stone was attacked and the Portacabin was broken in to. Now stones have been chipped, the signage damaged further, and the portacabin damaged once again in another arson attack.

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Conservationists are considering using CCTV to protect the Rollright Stones (Oxordshire, England) following the latest vandal attack. Police said a symbol, which is believed to be a pagan swastika, was drawn in black marker pen on the information notice boards on the hut. A sign was knocked off a railing fence and a tyre was placed around a stone and set alight. On the other side of the road, the 1930s monument plaque near to the King Stone has been forced with a blunt instrument causing it to shatter. They also stole £7 from a cash box at the hut.

"These incidents are being investigated together and I hope that if someone has seen any suspicious activity in the area recently they will contact us" - PC David Sutcliffe, based at Witney Police Station.

"We are considering installing some kind of CCTV system here to deter further attacks. There are 59 different species of lichen that grow on the stones and we will be trying to find out if the fire has damaged them" - George Lambrick, chairman of the Rollright Trust charity.

The circle of 70 stones, said to be one of the most important in the country and believed to be 3,500 years old, was seriously damaged in April 2004, when vandals splattered them with yellow paint. The attack caused an estimated £50,000 damage.

"We are investigating this attack and an officer has visited the site to assess the potential benefit of scenes-of-crime officers attending to gather forensic evidence" - Claire Gourlay, a spokesman for Thames Valley Police.

Call police on 08458 505505 if you have any information.

Source: The Oxford Times