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For more than a century, visitors to Stonehenge rented hammers from the blacksmith in the next village and knocked off pieces of the stones as souvenirs — the chipping got so bad that in 1900 the owner fenced the site, and since 1978 no ordinary tourist has wandered freely among the stones

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (333+ words) What was once freely chipped away as souvenirs became so scandalous that Stonehenge had to be locked away from the public entirely. Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit The strangest artifact of Stonehenge tourism isn’t sold in the gift shop. It’s…...