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[thesilicontribesman]

Mid-Gleniron Prehistoric Round Cairn 4, Glenluce, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

[biosphereplace]

RARE SURVIVOR IN BALKAIL GLEN

The ruin of a dovecot provides a doorway to the past. Balkail Glen runs alongside the village of Glenluce and is a community woodland that provides evidence about how people lived in the past. The trees in the valley have been identified an ancient woodland that was later adopted as a designed landscape for Balkail House and is now managed as a recreational woodland to be enjoyed by the community. 

Balkail House has long been demolished and the dovecot is a rare survivor of the an historic environment illustrating the functional needs of an estate. They were built to house pigeons to provide food for the lairds table with their droppings providing a useful by product to fertilise the adjacent walled garden. Later dovecots became status symbols and the location of this one, sitting on higher ground visible from the original house, suggests that it was valued as an architectural feature. 

Friends of Balkail Glen

The dovecot continues to have relevance to us today because our current use of the woodland gains from an understanding of their designed purpose as well as contributing to the distinct character of Balkail Glen. PLACE in the Biosphere project is helping Friends of Balkail Glen to manage the woodland for future generations to enjoy. 

Other dovecots in the Biosphere include Crossraguel Abbey and Dunure Castle.

[crowbartravel]

[greenhubscitech]

MILFORD HAVEN SOLAR FARM ACQUIRED AS PART OF £42.5M DEAL http://scitechnews.co.uk/wind-wave-tidal/milford-haven-solar-farm-acquired-as-part-of-42-5m-deal/ - SciTech News - #EnergyEfficiency, #GreenBusiness, #RenewableEnergy, #WindTurbine, #Wind,WaveTidal

http://scitechnews.co.uk/wind-wave-tidal/milford-haven-solar-farm-acquired-as-part-of-42-5m-deal/

MILFORD HAVEN SOLAR FARM ACQUIRED AS PART OF £42.5M DEAL

John Laing Environmental (JLEN) has acquired three renewable energy projects, including Wear Point wind farm in Milford Haven, in a £42.5m deal.

The company has bought three sites as part of its first offer agreement with the John Laing Group.

JLEN has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Wear Point wind farm which comprises four turbines with a generating capacity of 14.7MW. The South Wales site has been operational since June 2014.

It has also acquired a 64 per cent stake in Branden solar park in Cornwall and a 100 per cent stake in Carscreugh wind farm located near Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway.

Richard Morse, chairman of JLEN, said: “We are pleased to announce our first acquisitions since our successful IPO 12 months ago. These will increase our portfolio to ten investments operating across 13 individual sites.

“In addition to increasing the number and diversity of the company’s projects, these acquisitions demonstrate the value of our first offer agreement with John Laing.”

The acquisitions bring the total capacity of JLEN’s renewable energy assets to 107.1MW.

#EnergyEfficiency, #GreenBusiness, #RenewableEnergy, #WindTurbine, #Wind,WaveTidal

[sonofaodh]

The Castle of Park in Glenluce Scotland

Photographed by Juergen Teller for Vogue Italia November 1997

[1972projects]

1997: A shot from Juergen Teller's "Scotland; The Castle of Park, Glenluce" shoot for Vogue Italia

http://www.1972projects.blogspot.com