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SD8417 : Scout Moor Wind Farm Tower No 10 under construction

Scout Moor Wind Farm Tower No 10 under construction

This photograph was taken from just South of SD8218 : Bend on Rossendale Way on the Rossendale Way public footpath.
The picture highlights the kind of hostile terrain the engineers have had to deal with high up on the moors during the construction of the Scout Moor Wind Farm.
Turbine Tower No 10, on the right, is seen here in the process of having it's final blade attached on the morning of the 18th of February 2008.
SD8417 : View from the top of Turbine Tower No 10 looking North West
SD8418 : View from the top of Turbine Tower No 10 looking North
SD8418 : View from the top of Turbine Tower No 10 looking North East
SD8417 : Turbine Tower No 10 under construction
SD8417 : Working on the hub 60 metres up.
SD8418 : The very first completed wind turbine on Scout Moor
SD8318 : Scout Moor Wind Turbines and Knowl Hill

Turbine details: Tower Height: 60m
Blade Length: 40m Total Max Height: 100m
Manufacturer: Nordex
Model: N80 Link

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year taken

2008

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Grid Square: SD8417, 26 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Monday, 18 February, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Category: Wind farm (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 8418 1783 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:39.4032N 2:14.4509W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 8266 1791
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)