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Description:Twyford Down,near Winchester,the legendary resting place of King Arthur and the site of two areas of Special Scientific Interest is about to have a section of motorway driven through it to `plug' the M3 `Winchester Gap'. The local council and inhabitants are fighting the proposals but work has already started and the Ministry of Transport have employed security guards to repel protestors at the site.