The Highland Council backed off at the last minute however after discussions with Alexander Brodie. The gate was put in over the weekend (see images here).
Liz is concerned that the Council failed to stop the gate, she told the Gurn:
"I am really frustrated and angry that Highland Council did not serve an interdict to stop it from being installed. It was delayed until the meeting took place with Brodie and the next day he is out there putting it up. The police have not had one complaint about anti-social behaviour at Kingsteps. The bulk of the folk who go down there are bird watchers and dog walkers and not trouble makers of any kind, in fact everyone I've met there have been nice decent people."
Liz is concerned that the Council failed to stop the gate, she told the Gurn:
"I am really frustrated and angry that Highland Council did not serve an interdict to stop it from being installed. It was delayed until the meeting took place with Brodie and the next day he is out there putting it up. The police have not had one complaint about anti-social behaviour at Kingsteps. The bulk of the folk who go down there are bird watchers and dog walkers and not trouble makers of any kind, in fact everyone I've met there have been nice decent people."
Liz, it is time to call Brodies bluff. If only nice people use that road and car park,you would have no problem with them using a car park near your house and Brodie will cut a footpath to the beach. Given a few years of use the Council will give the road to your car park, and your house,a 6" thick coating of tar. Everyone will be happy then.
ReplyDeleteEven if anyone could find an alternative route to the beach in this area anon - where would the money for tarring come from? The days of the Highland Council tarring a private road are long gone surely?
ReplyDeleteGrand pictures of the Laird installing the unusual gate.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful tarmac it is too! No expense spared. We just get surface dressings of loose chippings!
Do any of us Gurnmeisters remember when they put up a gate up at the caravan site and it got removed.
ReplyDeleteRemember something but it was a very long time ago. Not sure if it was simply a proposal or if it went ahead. The gate was to be shut at a certain hour and opened again in the morning?
ReplyDeleteLand ownership in Scotland is tenuous in many cases, with dubious claims to many areas gained historically through unlawful means (See: T Johnston, Our Scots noble families)
ReplyDeleteNinian Brodie handed over the family castle and grounds to the people of Scotland through the National Trust of Scotland, isn't it about time his grandson also relinquished the remaining Brodie land back to the people of Scotland?
Does that now mean that Brodie has won his battle to keep the gate with the gutless lot we call our leaders Brodie probably knew that from the onset--once again a laughing stock.
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