Stonehenge tunnel route moved by 50 metres after protests

The government has changed the preferred route of a road tunnel designed to restore peace and tranquillity to Stonehenge after protests by druids, archaeologists and conservation experts.There was an outcry that the 1.8-mile tunnel would pass too close to precious barrows and ruin the view of the sun setting at the winter solstice, a crucial date in the pagan calendar.On Monday the government said it was now planning to shift the tunnel an extra 50 metres away from the prehistoric monument to tr