A planned power link between the UK and Ireland has been diverted following objections from Harry Potter fans concerned about the route passing beneath the site known as “Dobby’s grave”.
The complaints followed an interview in which a project manager suggested that cables for the scheme would go under the grave. The comments prompted a backlash from fans, leading to the route being changed to avoid the site.
The location is associated by fans with Dobby, a character from the Harry Potter series, and has become a point of interest for visitors. The proposed cable route drew attention because of the suggestion that the infrastructure would run directly beneath the memorial.
The supplied material does not name the project manager, give a date for the interview, or provide further technical detail about the power link. It also does not specify the revised cable route or the scale of the alteration.
The latest known position is that the UK-Ireland power link project has been adjusted so that the cables will not pass beneath “Dobby’s grave”, following the complaints from fans.
