Photo Tour of the Cairngorm

5.Mountaineering Council of Scotland

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What's all this about bringing much needed jobs to the area? Highlands and Islands (HIE) made an extraordinary claim that the funicular would underpin 2,500 jobs - yet there is absolutely no evidence to back this up. In fact, in our view, 2,500 jobs in the Cairngorm area have now been undermined as a result of local visitor attractions having to compete with the funicular and things are set to get worse if this extension goes ahead.

The cost of creating these jobs on the funicular has been enormous. Over £12 million of public investment has created 100 jobs - £120,000 per job - surely that doesn't make economic sense? Despite all of this our main objection is on environmental grounds. It is completely inappropriate to site a major tourist attraction on the side of such an important mountain. Just have a look at these photos - isn't it beautiful?

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