Dunmaglass is a shooting estate of about in the
Monadhliath Mountains of Scotland. It is located around south of
Inverness
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. It was owned by property developer
Sir Jack Arnold Hayward (deceased 2015), former chairman of
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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Dunmaglass is known for shooting of pheasant, grouse, duck and sometimes hare. Dunmaglass is also the historical seat of
Clan MacGillivray.
Wind power
A single wind turbine was constructed on the estate in the 1990s, close to the summit of Beinn Dubhcharaidh. It has since been shut down. In 2005,
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) proposed a 36-turbine
wind farm
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on the Dunmaglass estate.
Scottish Natural Heritage and the
John Muir Trust objected to the proposal, referring to the potential effects on the local
golden eagle
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population. In 2008, a revised planning application for 33 turbines was submitted to the
Scottish Government
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. The
Cairngorm National Park Authority are opposed to the wind farm, but
Highland Council
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History
The Highland area had been created as an administrative a ...
have come out in favour of the scheme.
References
External links
Dunmaglass Wind Farm RES website
Stop Dunmaglass objectors' website
Highland Estates
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