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  If we started knocking down every bit of history that had been targeted by graffiti spraying vandals we would soon have none left.
  
  The "Arthurian" expedition to fight for Rome is a fairly late addition to the legends and possibly stems from the Roman withdrawal from these lands and the possible return of some legionaries, after serving their time and having made families here. In those days every church, abbey and monastery relied on pilgrims for income and all were desperate to claim relics of ancient figures. Most will know of the struggling Glastonbury Abbey's "discovery" of Arthur's tomb. A reference to Gawain's body being in the area would have been too good an opportunity to miss and a skull would have been easily procured. As Dover's rich, and verifiable, history goes there is more evidence for the Folkestone "serpent" than there is for any real Arthurian connection. Surely the point of this thread (if it has one any more) is that we have a very proud and visible history which we all want to see made safe and available to visitors.
  
  For the town to prosper it is not feasible to have everything under tended vegetation so that a decreasing number of locals can can enjoy a quiet walk in the countryside knowing that there is a great fortress hidden and crumbling behind the ivy. Our heritage needs large scale investment so that it can be preserved and presented for the maximum number of people to enjoy. The CGI proposal may not be perfect but until somebody actually suggests an alternative that is workable (not just grass cutting and weed pulling) then it is a basis to work on. If we do nothing, how long before we are pulling the weeds from the High Street?

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