MOUNTAINEERS and climbers have joined forces with a leading conservation charity to oppose a wind farm that would "industrialise" a large area of Highland landscape.
The protesters claimed the scheme proves "no part of Scotland is safe" from wind farms, with energy giant SSE wanting to build 83 turbines in the Monadhliath mountain range following a revision of earlier plans.
If built, the Stronelairg Wind Farm would cover uplands close to Fort Augustus and the Great Glen, and be visible from several points in the Cairngorms National Park.
The 11,000-member Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) and the John Muir Trust have now formally objected to the project, which they claim would involve bulldozing nearly 40 miles of five-metre wide service tracks.
David Gibson, chief officer at MCofS said: "Proposals of this kind cannot pretend to be environmentally friendly – they are about big corporations making even bigger profits."
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