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Rollo Maughfling is the Neodruidism of Stonehenge and Britain. He is a long-time campaigner for the restoration of traditional rights of access to druidic sites, and respect for ancient druidic rituals. He is also a founder member of the Council of British Druid Orders.
Rollo became head of The Glastonbury Order of Druids in 1970, with a ceremony being made for the order to go public on Glastonbury Tor on May Day 1988. This was followed by another ceremony at Stonehenge during Summer Solstice of the same year. Ellen Evert Hopmann Interview with Rollo Maughling 18 June 1996 As Archdruid of Glastonbury and England Rollo presides over seventeen different Druid orders representing some 15,000 Druids. He has described Druidry as "the nature religion of Albion" and considers animism and the spirits of trees to be important, particularly the oak. Rollo sometimes uses a primary chant of three vowels I-A-O to represent the three Druidic rays of light.
In 1988 Rollo was approached by representatives of different Druid orders where he was officially ordained as Archdruid of Britain. A year later The Council of British Druid Orders was formed in an attempt to reclaim rights of access to Stonehenge.
In 2009 Rollo was involved in efforts to rebury Charlie, a skeletal human remain on display at the National trust museum in Avebury. Wiltshire Gazette and Herald Avebury skeleton's fate to be decided this week 27 January 2009
Rollo has continued to work for free and open access to Stonehenge through meetings involving the local council of Salisbury and other interested parties including other Druid groups and individuals, the National Trust, English Heritage and the police. As part of this effort he has also exercised influence over the traffic regulation enquiries for this area. Stonehenge Planning Inspectorate Rollo Maughling responds to traffic regulation proposal 16 July 2019 Rollo has led public demonstrations against a tunnel being built underneath the stones. Stonehenge Alliance Archdruid leads tunnel protest amidst uncertainty 20 March 2017 He has also been successful in efforts to fund an illuminated acoustic stage during open access. Justgiving.com Crowdfunding to fund an unamplified illuminate stage for the Summer Solstice 20 June 2019
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