A SCOTTISH beauty spot on the NC500 route has had to install a new sign telling people to “not use this area as a toilet”.
Struie Hill is popular for its stunning views over the Dornoch Firth at a 285 metre ascent.
However, the NC500 has been plagued with issues over people using the countryside as a toilet for a number of years.
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A post shared on the NC500: Dirty Truth Facebook page showed a sign had been installed by the Highland Council and its ranger service.
It reads: “Please do not use this area as a toilet. The nearest public toilets are in Alness (south) or in Argay (north).
“If you can’t make it, please ‘bag and bin’ all waste.”
The sign also has a QR code on it which takes people to a map of all the public toilets available in the Highland Council area.
A number of people commented on the post on Facebook, with one saying the sign was “sad but necessary” while another comment that “every lay-by could have a sign like this”.
A third added: “It’s ridiculous that this sign has to be there, hopefully dirty campers will not ignore this” while a fourth person said it was “sad it has come to this”.
At the beginning of September, we told how locals had been left fuming with the amount of human waste which had been found at sites on the route.
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