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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
James Walker

Duke-linked Scottish data centre sparks fears for 4000-year-old burial cairns

Campaigners against the data centre have spoken out (Image: Iñaki Malvido)

A HUGE planned AI data centre linked to a Scottish aristocrat has sparked fears over the impact it could have on nearby 4000-year-old burial cairns.

Sunlaws Development Company and Roxburghe Estates – owned by Charles Innes-Ker, the 11th Duke of Roxburghe, and his family – are proposing to build the £2 billion Southside data centre in the Lammermuir hills in the Scottish Borders.

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