tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post4759086821293421998..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Save the Monadh Liath Mountains & Cairngorms Wild Land MapChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-36107330366201403462011-08-15T17:49:48.698+01:002011-08-15T17:49:48.698+01:00The notification of the Allt Duinne scheme made m...The notification of the Allt Duinne scheme made me almost physically sick – my stomach is still uneasy as this particular area I hold with great affection and fond memories. Before I moved to the North of Scotland over 20 years ago I spent many winters skiing in this area and staying in the bothies with my brother.<br /><br />In the Spring I’d tramp this area as it was and still is rich in ROBERThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359725918261163561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-67823219672893965762011-08-12T20:16:31.214+01:002011-08-12T20:16:31.214+01:00It shouldn't need explaining to planners and p...It shouldn't need explaining to planners and politicians that a sensible definition of wild land needs to extend not to just the piece of ground you're actually standing on but to those things which are clearly visible from that vantage point; certainly those intrusions in the near distance. Unfortunately it's something they seem unwilling to acknowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-86198604089901842872011-08-11T23:26:37.102+01:002011-08-11T23:26:37.102+01:00Excellent post Chris. The brutal truth about the A...Excellent post Chris. The brutal truth about the Allt Duinne scheme is that the turbines are cynically planted right up to the very border of the Cairngorm National Park. You can see this by clicking <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_WEb2l9FAfM4/TZdbwvyhDZI/AAAAAAAAHGE/VVTVLkiezmU/s1600-h/ALLT%20DUINNE%20MAP%5B6%5D.jpg" rel="nofollow"> HERE</a> which is a map of the proposed wind power station of Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com