In 2008 a wealthy man from Margaret River decided to build a replica of Stonhenge, as it is thought to have been originally built to the same scale, using pink granite from Esperance. The blocks, weighing upto 55 tonnes, were to be transported 711km by road. The quarrying completed and the money having run dry, it was then realised that this was a bad idea and the project was cancelled. In 2011 a local farmer took over the project and completed it 1km from the quarry and it has now become a local tourist attraction. It is just off the road to Lucky Bay, so the local government decided to build a fence along the road to prevent the dangers of “rubber necking” near the crest of a hill; maybe a solution for the A303.
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