UNESCO to decide if Stonehenge to be placed on 'at risk' list
A recommendation has been made that the site is placed on the list
The fate of Stonehenge's World Heritage Site status could hang in the balance if UNESCO approves a recommendation to place the ancient site on it's 'in danger' list.
UNESCO meets from today and they will discuss a reports advice to place Stonehenge on the 'at risk' list as a result of plans to build a tunnel on the A303.
The green light had been given to National Highways last year for work to start - but they're on hold for now as a result of a legal challenge from campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site.
John Adams is from Stonehenge Alliance and told us UNESCO warned this could happen.
He said: "UNESCO have been saying this since 2017. They've been threatening to place Stonehenge on the list of sites in danger, and they've gone one step further now and they're actually they've drafted a drafted a decision for the committee to approve."
Mr Adams added that Stonehenge losing it's World Heritage status would be a bad look for the UK.
"If Stonehenge is placed on that list as a precursor to delisting, that would mean 50% of all World Heritage sites ever delisted would come from the UK, which I think would be a huge humiliation and international embarrassment."
He told us that we have a duty to protect the site for future generations.