Loch Ness windfarm scheme ‘devastating’

A SCOTTISH mountaineering group says plans to build windfarms in the hills around Loch Ness could have a “devastating” impact on the area.

Local residents and estate owners have also joined the opposition to proposals for three major projects overlooking the Great Glen.

SSE recently lodged plans for two developments – the biggest at Stronelairg, where 83 turbines are proposed on the Monadhliath Mountains, near the Glendoe hydro scheme. Each would stand 443ft tall.

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