South-West England Stonehenge topography question

[nigpd]

Is it possible to get a shot of Stonehenge from the pothole ridden byway that runs up from the A303, just to the west of Stonehenge?

Or does the land rise up away from the byway, obscuring any view from there?

TIA

 

[gramps]

Looks unlikely.

 

[TCR4x4]

It’s shut now, no access to it. Ruined our Salisbury Plain greenlane trips as we stared there. You can just about see the stones from the bottom end of the byway, but not a perfect view.

 

[nigpd]

It’s shut now, no access to it. Ruined our Salisbury Plain greenlane trips as we stared there. You can just about see the stones from the bottom end of the byway, but not a perfect view.

How can a byway be shut?

 

[TCR4x4]

How can a byway be shut?

Because they put a permanent TRO on it and big barriers across both ends.

 

[nigpd]

Because they put a permanent TRO on it and big barriers across both ends.

Drove down the byway off the A303 this morning. No barriers, just the same as it was

 

[TCR4x4]

Must have reopened it then, was most definitely closed week before last when I went past. I’ll be going past again next week too so I’ll see it’s status then. I know there was a legal challenge to the TRO at some point as they didn’t follow procedure and just closed it.

 

[keety]

Yeah it's open now. Yes you can get shots around the whole monument using the byeways, Theres also a permissive path running down the old road all tjhe way back to the 303, which for milky way shots is ideal.

 

[nigpd]

I went twice last week. Just have to watch the massive potholes when driving up in the pre-dawn darkness

 

[morfis]

If currently covered by a TRO the details should be on the Wilshire Council website

 

[TCR4x4]

If currently covered by a TRO the details should be on the Wilshire Council website

The original TRO was deemed unlawfull, as they just closed without following procedure.
It's now on a seasonal/occasional TRO, so certain days like midsummer it's closed and certain events they close it.