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Campaigners are now warning that the controversial wind farm planned for the hills resembling a sleeping woman, visible from the Callanish stone circle, would be a threat to golden eagles and sea eagles.
"Golden eagles are gravely threatened by a £200m wind farm scheme proposed for the Hebridean island of Lewis, campaigners have warned.
Three of the predatory birds a year could be killed in collisions with turbine blades - the highest mortality from any wind power project in the UK.
The figures come from the developer's own environmental statement.
The planned 205 megawatt (mW) Pairc wind farm in south-eastern Lewis would comprise 57 turbines.
Campaigners are also alarmed at the possibility of peat slides in some areas where the 145 metre (475ft) structures are to stand.
Developer Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) found 10 infrastructure sites on the Pairc peninsula were at a high risk of peat slides, a further 16 were considered to be at moderate risk.
'The eagle kill is pretty horrific, as is the threat of peat slide,' said Catriona Campbell, of anti-wind farm group Moorland Without Turbines (MWT)."
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