Stonehenge at Risk of Losing UNESCO Status Over Tunnel Plans

Campaigners challenge UK government's approval of £1.7 billion road project, arguing it would cause irreversible harm to the heritage site.

Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, could be delisted if plans for a nearby road project featuring a tunnel go ahead, according to campaigners.
The £1.7 billion scheme, backed by Transport Secretary Mark Harper, includes a two-mile tunnel and aims to overhaul eight miles of the A303.
Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) is challenging the decision, arguing that the project would cause irreversible harm to the site and its heritage value.
The Department for Transport approved the tunnel for the second time in July 2023, despite previous legal action by campaigners.
The High Court is expected to make a ruling on the case at a later date.