{"id":47719,"date":"2026-08-22T10:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47719"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:45:20","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-global-doorstep-harry-potter-fans-force-relocation-of-430m-undersea-cable-towards-bronze-age-burial-to-avoid-dobbys-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47719","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the Global doorstep\u2019: Harry Potter fans force relocation of \u00a3430m undersea cable towards Bronze Age burial to avoid Dobby\u2019s \u2018grave\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/960px-Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_282255358880429-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/960px-Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_282255358880429-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/960px-Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_282255358880429-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/960px-Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_282255358880429-1-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/960px-Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_282255358880429-1-768x174.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Golden_Freshwater_West_Bay_(22553588804).jpg\">Freshwater West Bay, Phil Dolby, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach, reports <em>The Guardian.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><u>The Guardian<\/u><\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the \u2018grave\u2019 of Dobby, a fictional elf\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans became aware of the plans after Ludlam pointed out where the 125-mile (200km) cable to County Wexford would go underground at Freshwater West during a BBC interview\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm then enlisted planners to find a new route that avoided the supposed grave\u2026 In the end\u2026 \u2018we went quite close to some real Bronze Age remains, but we avoided Dobby\u2019s grave\u2019&#8230;\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/aug\/10\/harry-potter-fans-force-relocation-of-430m-undersea-cable-to-avoid-dobbys-grave\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Freshwater West Bay, Phil Dolby, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons A power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach, reports The 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