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A new gate is being installed in what used to be a farm track near the end of... (more)

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The water, centrally, is Loch Greshornish. Edinbane village is not clearly... (more)

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A view over one of the access tracks within Edinbane wind farm, looking over the... (more)

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Viewed looking south from the track from Upper Edinbane. The turbines are... (more)

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What used to be a farm track from Upper Edinbane has been rebuilt and extended... (more)

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Three of the thirteen turbines currently in place stand amid snow covered and... (more)

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Northerly winds have brought snow to much of Scotland, and the higher ground on... (more)

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This is looking south down the main access road through the Edinbane wind farm.... (more)

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It looks like a caterpillar has shed its tracks during the construction of the... (more)

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This viewpoint, close to an access track within the Edinbane wind farm, offers a... (more)

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The turbines within Edinbane wind farm are widely scattered across the moorland.... (more)

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The white lines on the access track are un-melted compressed snow. The water,... (more)

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A view south through the Edinbane wind farm, showing just three of the thirteen... (more)

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Access roads connect the scattered turbines in the wind farm. The yellow notices... (more)

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The turbines are widely scattered over the moorland between the hills. A main... (more)

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A snow drift has almost buried the gates at the wind farm end of the track from... (more)

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The small burn flows down the western slope of Ben Uigshader to join the Abhainn... (more)

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The burn flows from the western slopes of Ben Uigshader to join the Abhainn... (more)

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The view south from this newly built track to the wind farm is dominated by... (more)

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The turbines are widely scattered across the moor. A main access road has been... (more)

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The photographer is standing on a recently rebuilt former farm track which now... (more)

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The slope on the left rises to Beinn a' Chearcaill. Three of the thirteen... (more)

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There is at least one wind turbine everywhere you look on this moorland.

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A recently built forest track on the eastern side of the Edinbane plantation... (more)

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Nearby, the construction of the Edinbane wind farm has recently been completed.... (more)

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This track through Edinbane Forest was built within the last couple of years,... (more)

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This forestry track was built within the last couple of years. It branches off... (more)

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Taken from the A850 West of Edibane. Behind the village rises Na Biodachan.

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Looking downhill, with Greshornish Forest on the left. The road leads past... (more)

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Looking back down the recently built forestry track from its southernmost end.... (more)

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A recently built forestry track, which is not yet marked on current OS maps,... (more)

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Looking north towards Upper Edinbane and Loch Greshornish from a forestry track... (more)

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View looking north east over the burn towards Upper Edinbane from a recently... (more)

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The sign reads: "This machinery is automatic and may start without... (more)

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Heather is currently in bloom and tinting the moorland purple. Here, the view is... (more)

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The trig point which tops Ben Uigshader is a Vanessa style pillar. Access roads... (more)

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The summit is topped by a Vanessa style trig pillar. Getting to this hilltop has... (more)

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In the immediate foreground is the ruined remains of a rectangular structure... (more)

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Taken from A850 West of Edinbane. View over the flat moorland of Lon Beatha to... (more)

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This track leads away from the recently constructed Edinbane wind farm, and here... (more)

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This is close to one of the turbines in the extensive Edinbane wind farm. This... (more)

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The windfarm is now complete, with all eighteen turbines operational. The... (more)

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Lumpy but largely featureless moorland, with occasional craggy outcrops east of... (more)

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This entrance, from the A850 main road just west of Upperglen, is to a short and... (more)

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It is normal practice for small quarries to be dug to provide material for the... (more)

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When John Allan visited this grid square in November 2006, he had to fight his... (more)

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Just here, a recently built forest track crosses a burn in a shallow gorge. The... (more)

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The vegetation on the heather moorland is deep and uneven. The peat beneath is... (more)

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The heather is in bloom and attracting many insects. This depth of vegetation... (more)

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This view is looking south east over the top of the Vanessa style trig pillar on... (more)

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