Are we going to spoil this view?
Plans are well ahead to create 600 electricity pylons between the pretty village of Beauly near Inverness in the Highlands and Denny, near Falkirk. This 130 mile cable would run through some of Scotland's finest landscape including the Cairngorms National Park. It passes over the Ochil hills and are within sight of the Wallace Monument in Stirling.
arguments have been well publicised by those who want to keep the beauty spots free from industrial pollution. There are also economic repercussions for those in the tourist industry. Visitors come to Scotland to see the breathtaking scenery and to walk amongst the hills and forests - they don't come to see Pylons.
There is also a point to be considered regarding cases of leukemia and other illnesses around electrical pylons. Is this the legacy we want to leave our children? Is this going to be the price for taking renewable energy from the Western Isles and connecting it to the National Grid? There must be a better way - surely
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