Located near Bonar Bridge in the Highlands, the 34-turbine plant was first rejected in 2013, prompting the appeal to the Edinburgh government.
Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing has agreed with the findings of the Public Local Inquiry Reporter that the wind farm would cause "unacceptable landscape and visual impacts, including on wild land", he said.
"The Scottish Government wants to see the right developments in the right places, and Scottish Planning Policy is clear that the design and location of any wind farm should reflect the scale and character of the landscape and should be considered environmentally acceptable," said Ewing.
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