In response to Whiteburn, I would point out that there are already far more turbines and windfarms in the south of Scotland than further north and many more are planned, including a couple on the Pentlands (Fauch Hill and Harrow's Law). From many of the Southern Uplands it is hard to avoid the sight of turbines, the giant Clyde Wind being widely visible from the Manor, Moffat, Culter and Lowther Hills. In addition there have been turbines around the summit of Windy Standard (a 698m Graham /Donald) for many years and on the nearby Hare Hill. There is also a farm at 600m in the Moorfoot Hills.
However, to me the most inappropriately sited turbines are the eleven at the Glen Kerie wind farm in the upper Tweed Vallley, These dominate the views from the Manor and Culter hills and ruin the visual integrity of the landscape, they also intrude on one of the classic wild views of the Southern Uplands, that down Gameshope from the Great Hill area.
Here are a few views to horrify (or delight?).
- Windy Standard from Jedburgh Knees
- Cairn on Hare Hill (in the clag)
- Glen Kerie wind farm from Gathersnow Hill
I have been assured that onshore wind farms are a one generation technology and that they will all be gone in 30 or so years, and I'm quite sure that once decommissioned they will be removed for scrap and the access tracks will grass over.