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Table 9.9 Viewpoints
VP
No.
Location Grid Ref. Bearing Elevation Distance to
nearest Turbine
1 A977 NS 933 915 261 41m AOD 3.72km
2 Kennet Pans PFP NS 915 895 305 º 1m AOD 2.01km
3 Clackmannan Public Park NS 911 916 255º 30m AOD 1.60km
4 Alloa Tower NS 889 925 164º 40m AOD 1.02km
5 Wallace Monument NS 809 957 120º 159m AOD 8.99km
6 Stirling Castle NS 791 941 107º 105m AOD 10.1km
7 Fallin Village NS 841 914 94º 20m AOD 4.77km
8 A905 NS 888 895 20º 10m AOD 1.38km
9 Dunmore Village NS 894 895 1º 6m AOD 1.03km
10 Path Pineapple NS 892 882 4º 15m AOD 2.33km
11 Airth Village NS 902 878 345º 7m AOD 2.70km
12 Bo’ness NT 008 814 310º 24m AOD 14.30km
13 Ben Cleuch NN 903 006 186 721m AOD 9.25km
14 Falkirk Wheel NS 853 800 20º 62m AOD 11.42km
15 Shieldhill NS 898 768 358º 182m AOD 13.71km
16 Dumyat NS 836 977 221 426m AOD 8.16 km
17 Saline Hill NT 033 931 262 272m AOD 13.82 km
18 Cowie NS 839 894 74º 44m AOD 5.42km
19 South Alloa NS 876 915 105º 12m AOD 1.28km
20 Clackmannanshire Bridge NS 920 872 325º 17m AOD 4.15km
21 Cairnpapple NS 987 717 334 312m AOD 20.78km
22 Tomtain Hill NS 722 814 299 438m AOD 19.45km
9.3.80 The first step in the assessment of effects on the representative viewpoints is through the
evaluation of the existing view, the receptor type, the visibility of the proposal site, all visual
detractors and potential constraints in terms of stated designations. The level of sensitivity of
each viewpoint is evaluated as a combination of these categories. Table 9.2 defines the
criteria, which have guided the judgement as to the Sensitivity of the Receptor.
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