World | Britain Vandals Chip Away at Stonehenge It's a grab and run By Matt Cantor Posted May 23, 2008 7:35 AM CDT Copied Some of the many thousands who came to the ancient Stonehenge monument in South West England wait in vain for the Summer Solstice sunrise, Thursday, June 21, 2007, as the sun was obscured by clouds. (AP Photo/ Max Nash) Vandals chipped off a coin-sized piece of Stonehenge’s central megalith last week before escaping security guards, the AP reports. Two men used a hammer to knock off the piece, then hopped a fence and drove away. Local police are investigating the attack on the ancient World Heritage site. “The damage is very, very slight because security guards spotted them straight away, but the whole thing is upsetting," said a spokesman for a conservation group. "This kind of thing has not happened for decades." Read These Next The 8 Democrats who bucked party on shutdown have something in common. Here's where things stand in the House ahead of shutdown vote. Hormone therapy for menopause was unfairly demonized, says the FDA. Merchants could slap new surcharges on certain credit card purchases. Report an error