[SunkenCiv]

Old Sarum in Wiltshire, the site of Salisbury’s original cathedral, is one of the sites targeted by nighthawkers. [Photograph: English Heritage/PA]

[dp0622]

Old Sarum in Wiltshire, the site of Salisbury’s original cathedral...

It was named after a steak?

[Fresh Wind]

“I read the news today, oh boy, four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all.”

[Born to Conserve]

Salt the sites with lots of old nuts and bolts. Problem solved.

[mewzilla]

Well, speaking of digging...

Government gives go ahead to Stonehenge A303 scheme in Budget

[RArtfulogerDodger]

Really? I've seen the shows on Brit TV. There's never enough time or money to salvage these sites, and ONLY "EXPERTS" are allowed to screw with them. I say, better these things are OUT OF THE GROUND and preserved by collectors, than rotting in the wet wet wet earth....

[mmichaels1970]

I blame my wife’s favorite show “Time Team”. After watching that show it seems like every Brit can go into his back garden and dig up a prehistoric, medieval, Roman, or Viking building.

And they’ll only have three days to do it.

[Roccus]

I’m surprised the British government has not yet banned the private ownership of metal detectors.

[shoff]

One year I took the family to Gettysburg. I bought a cheap metal detector figuring it would be pretty cool. Dig up some old mini balls and such. Disappointed when I found you can’t use it on sites like that.

[Moltke]

Geeez, these guys again, eh?

[GingisK]

Put some SAS on that plane with night vision and silenced weapons. The problem will fade rather quickly.