Trust hopes, with permission, the landmark could be up and running by M74 for 2027
The trust behind the £11 million Star of Caledonia landmark at Gretna Green are hopeful that its construction could start ,close to the M74, before next winter and open to visitors by the spring of 2027.
It obtained original planning permission from Dumfries and Galloway Council but has been stymied by a lack of cash. The illuminated star – designed by Cecil Balmond as a tribute to the discovery of electromagnetism by one of Scotland’s most eminent scientists who hails from the region, James Clark Maxwell – would be sited on a huge land art mound designed by the late Charles Jencks, which the public can walk around, and an amphitheatre.
At 33-metre-tall, the structure would be clearly visible from the motorway and taller than Gateshead’s Angel Of The North, but its 553 rods and 106 attached lights would have a “glow”.It said: “The biggest sum is coming from CWP Energy. Out of the total cost, roughly 70 per cent is coming from private funders, not public money.
Dumfries And Galloway Council Gretna Borders Dumfries & Galloway
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