$580M undersea cable rerouted to avoid Dobby the House Elf's grave
$580M undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf
A $580 million undersea power cable connecting Ireland and Wales has been rerouted after Harry Potter fans protested that its landing point at Freshwater West beach would disturb the grave of Dobby the House Elf, a beloved character from the films. The project, Greenlink Connector, will now come ashore at a different location, passing near a Bronze Age burial site instead. The decision follows hundreds of complaints after the original plan was publicized.
Apparently, we’re going to be digging up Dobby the House Elf.
- gempir
> The National Trust, which owns the land, has previously warned pilgrims not to do so, as the area is ecologically sensitive, but it seems that people still do so.
Ah okay, laying a few stones is ecologically sensitive, but if a billion dollar company wants to dig up the entire beach for a cable, that's not a problem.
- mhb
There is some skepticism about the veracity of this. Of course, be skeptical of the skepticism.
https://bsky.app/profile/dsquareddigest.bsky.social/post/3ms...
- Lx1oG-AWb6h_ZG0
> The fans’ resistance to having Dobby’s “grave” desecrated seemingly prevented the undersea cable from going through the area. It was instead rerouted in an area that was close to some Bronze Age remains and urns, which, ironically, are associated with human burial.
- scottLobster
If anyone doubts that popular media has at least somewhat taken the place of religion, here you go
- mellosouls
This is a rehash of the Guardian article (submitted here yesterday with no traction), which should the the link:
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/10/harry-po...
- nomel
Actual article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/10/harry-po...
Podcast where this is all from, "Can We Connect the World's Electricity Grids? with Simon Ludlam" (google it for apple/spotify/etc links)
- mrlonglong
Truth. There was never any attempt to route it over that grave.
- wez_official
Dobby dies?! Spoilers!