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EIAR CARROWNAGOWAN WIND FARM APPENDIX 12

APPENDIX 12 Appendix 12-1 Landscape and Visual Maps

Figure 12.1 Study Area

Figure 12.3 Landscape Designations

Figure 12.4 Landscape Designations with Tip Height ZTV

Figure 12.9 Waymarked trails

Figure 21.11 Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map – Hub Height

Figure 21.12 Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map – Blade Tip Height

Figure 21.13 Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map: Cumulative – Hub Height

Figure 12.14 Initial and Selected Viewpoints

EIAR VOLUME 3 APPENDIX 12 Appendices

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Figure 12.1 Study Area

Carrownagowan Wind Farm Drawn: E. Sikora Date: 15/09/2020

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Clare Heritage Landscape ^ Clare Scenic Routes Tipperary Scenic Routes Limerick Scenic Routes 25km Tipperary Primary Amenity Areas Tipperary Secondary Amenity Areas ^ Galway Protected Views ! Proposed Turbines Site Boundary 25km buffer

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Figure 12.3 Landscape Designations Carrownagowan Wind Farm Drawn: E. Sikora Date: 15/09/2020

All maps reproduced under OSI Licence Number: AR0097620 ¯ Scale: 1:200,000 Legend ^ Clare Heritage Landscape Clare Scenic Routes Tipperary Scenic Routes Limerick Scenic Routes 25km Tipperary Primary Amenity Areas Tipperary Secondary Amenity Areas ^ Galway Protected Views ! Proposed Turbines Site Boundary 25km buffer Tip Height ZTV (solid colour)

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Figure 12.4: Landscape Designations withTip Height ZTV Carrownagowan Wind Farm Drawn: E. Sikora Date: 15/09/2020

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! Proposed Turbines East Clare Way Moylussa trail Lough Derg Way 25km Slieve Feilim Way Mid Clare Way 25km buffer

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Figure 12.9: Waymarked trails Carrownagowan Wind Farm Drawn: E. Sikora Date: 15/09/2020

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Figure 12.14: Initial and Selected Viewpoint Locations

Carrownagowan Wind Farm Drawn: E. Sikora Date: 15/09/2020

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