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| Protests over Culloden Battlefield housing held | |
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| Campaigners have staged protests in Inverness and Culloden against proposed new housing next to the battlefield. | |
| Developers have been given permission to build 16 homes about 400m from the boundary of the battle site. | Developers have been given permission to build 16 homes about 400m from the boundary of the battle site. |
| The housing project has been criticised by a number of bodies, including The National Trust for Scotland. | |
| However, the Scottish government has ruled the plans will have no impact on the historic site. | However, the Scottish government has ruled the plans will have no impact on the historic site. |
| The development has proved controversial from its outset with the initial housing proposal being thrown out by Highlands Council. | The development has proved controversial from its outset with the initial housing proposal being thrown out by Highlands Council. |
| This decision was then successfully appealed by house builders. The Scottish Government said it was unlikely that the proposal would have any impact on "the character and ambience of the battlefield". | This decision was then successfully appealed by house builders. The Scottish Government said it was unlikely that the proposal would have any impact on "the character and ambience of the battlefield". |
| 'Failing our members' | 'Failing our members' |
| The National Trust for Scotland (NTS), which owns Culloden - the site of the last pitched battle fought on British soil - has voiced its concern over the plans. | The National Trust for Scotland (NTS), which owns Culloden - the site of the last pitched battle fought on British soil - has voiced its concern over the plans. |
| Sir Kenneth Calman, NTS chairman, said: "As the charity entrusted with conserving our national heritage, we would be failing our 312,000 members and the people of Scotland if we did not express our ongoing concern about the decision to permit housing development adjacent to the battlefield of Culloden." | Sir Kenneth Calman, NTS chairman, said: "As the charity entrusted with conserving our national heritage, we would be failing our 312,000 members and the people of Scotland if we did not express our ongoing concern about the decision to permit housing development adjacent to the battlefield of Culloden." |
| Critics of the proposal have also said they are worried any building could set a precedent for further developments which could leave the historic ground increasingly "hemmed in" by housing. | Critics of the proposal have also said they are worried any building could set a precedent for further developments which could leave the historic ground increasingly "hemmed in" by housing. |
| Dr. Tony Pollard, director at Glasgow University's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology said: "After some soul searching, I have come out against Culloden housing development. | Dr. Tony Pollard, director at Glasgow University's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology said: "After some soul searching, I have come out against Culloden housing development. |
| "If I don't say no to this I won't be able to live with myself in ten years time when the corridor to the west is covered with houses." | "If I don't say no to this I won't be able to live with myself in ten years time when the corridor to the west is covered with houses." |
| An online petition has raised more than 8,000 signatures against the proposed development. | An online petition has raised more than 8,000 signatures against the proposed development. |