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Greenlink reroutes $580 million line after Dobby protest

8/16/2026

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Project manager Simon Ludlam rerouted the $580 million Greenlink interconnector away from the fictional Dobby memorial on Freshwater West beach, Pembrokeshire.
Hundreds of fans protesting after a 2022 National Trust request left socks at the site, prompting the route change.
The revised line now passes near Bronze Age burial urns while preserving Dobby’s grave.
Fans have marked the beach with stones inscribed “Here lies Dobby. A free elf.”

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Story summary

Project manager Simon Ludlam rerouted the $580 million Greenlink interconnector away from the fictional Dobby memorial on Freshwater West beach, Pembrokeshire.
Hundreds of fans protesting after a 2022 National Trust request left socks at the site, prompting the route change.
The revised line now passes near Bronze Age burial urns while preserving Dobby’s grave.
Fans have marked the beach with stones inscribed “Here lies Dobby. A free elf.”