A giant wind turbine blade stunned locals after being carried vertically on the back of a lorry.
The 100-foot-long blade looked like a giant’s white toothpick above the blue articulated transporter.
It was being taken to a wind farm as part of a new green energy scheme.
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The blade towered above houses and the surrounding countryside at Fyrish, near Invergordon in the Highlands.
Witness Fiona Maclean said it was an impressive sight.
“The wind farm page posted trackers for every delivery so locals were able to try to avoid the road,” she told, What’s The Jam.
“And they listed delivery dates.
“The blade was drilled onto the ring and the truck and trailer were heavily weighted.
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“Someone drives the lorry, someone else operates the trailer and another operates the mechanism that raises or lowers the blade up and down.
“I was told it takes about 45 minutes to raise.
“Someone told me the blades are fiberglass so not as heavy as people might think.
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“But the truck and trailer are heavily weighted to compensate.
“Love or hate wind turbines it has been absolutely fascinating to see how they manoeuvre them along the roads.”
The blade was going to the Strathrory wind farm project.
The turbines there will be taller than St Paul’s Cathedral.
Planning permission was granted in August 2023 for the construction and operation of the windfarm.
The seven-turbine project is expected to have a 35-year lifespan after which the turbines would be removed and the site restored.
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