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Wales’ prehistoric monuments ‘being destroyed’ by off-road bikers

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The introduction of new legislation, external was designed to make it easier to prosecute cases of unlawful damage to scheduled monuments.

Jonathan Berry, senior inspector of ancient monuments and archaeology for Cadw said people were now expected “to make every possible, reasonable attempt to find out whether the area of ground to be used is scheduled”.

“Off-road vehicles and bikes can be enormously damaging and we have certain areas of Wales where we know that this is very prevalent,” he said.

The situation at Tor Clawdd had been reported to Cadw, leading to an inspection of the site and a report which was shared with police.

A Wales-wide neighbourhood watch scheme for ancient monuments had also been launched in recent years, known as Operation Heritage Cymru, external, and was delivering “good results”, he added.

“Our communities across Wales are fundamental to Cadw being able to look after the historic environment – they act as our eyes and ears,” he said.


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