https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-66571245

A wind farm in southern Scotland has been given the go-ahead despite claims it will “unacceptably diminish” the hillwalking experience in Galloway.

Mountaineering Scotland (MS) objected to the 17-turbine Shepherd’s Rig plan near Carsphairn.

Dumfries and Galloway Council also argued the landscape was “incapable of accommodating the development”.

A Scottish government reporter noted the hillwalking concerns but ruled that it could proceed.

Proposals for a wind farm in the area surfaced nearly a decade ago when up to 45 turbines were planned.