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North Kessock car park campfire leaves fellow motorhome drivers ‘enraged’





A campfire started by a caravan and a car at Ord Hill in North Kessock, on October 12. Picture: Graham Angus Campbell.
A campfire started by a caravan and a car at Ord Hill in North Kessock, on October 12. Picture: Graham Angus Campbell.

A CAMPFIRE at a North Kessock carpark, believed to have been started by visiting motorhome, has “enraged” locals and fellow motorhome drivers.

On Saturday evening (October 12), a motorhome and a car were spotted and understood to have parked, set up an awning and started a campfire at Ord Hill car park in North Kessock — around 900 metres west of the Kessock Bridge.

Although lighting a campfire is legal under the right of responsible access, as set out in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, fires are not permitted in woods or near a road, according to Wilderness Scotland.

Wilderness Scotland states: “A fire scar that was laid over grass or other plants can take up to seven years to heal. In the meantime, it will also tend to attract people to make other fires in that same spot, meaning the fire scar can permanently disfigure the land.”

A photograph of the campfire at Ord Hill was shared to Facebook, where many locals took to the comments to share their opinion.

Cameron Michaels said: “Lighting open fires outdoors should be illegal, simply no need for them.”

Kerstin Weimann commented: “As a motorhome driver, I’m enraged by this behaviour, I would have spoken to the drivers…”

On Sunday (October 13), the day after the campfire, the area was checked again by a local who found the ground to be scorched.


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