28-07-2025
We live in scenic Scots beauty spot but our lives are being made a misery by dirty campers who rave & ask to use our loo
One visitor compared the filthy site to Skid Row
'ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE' We live in scenic Scots beauty spot but our lives are being made a misery by dirty campers who rave & ask to use our loo
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LOCALS living near a scenic beauty spot have slammed dirty campers who litter and party throughout the night.
Residents at Loch of Clunie in Perthshire claim unruly visitors have taken over the popular site, turning it into a "music festival".
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Residents at Loch of Clunie claim unruly visitors have taken over the popular site
Credit: Friends of Clunie Loch Group
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Campers turn up at the loch armed with generators, gazebos and a flatbed truck
Credit: Friends of Clunie Loch Group
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One visitor compared the dirty site to Skid Row in Los Angeles
Credit: Friends of Clunie Loch Group
Revellers are said to constantly blare music and physically and verbally assault locals, the BBC reports.
Campers even turn up at the loch armed with generators, gazebos and a flatbed truck with its own fresh water supply.
Locals have also reported incidents of nudity and say the area is littered with hypodermic needles.
Emma Crichton told how the behaviour makes her "miserable" and worries about selling her home due to the problems.
She fumed: "Earlier this month, there was a flatbed truck with a fresh water supply on it for three generations of campers who were there for 10 days with a generator with loud music.
"I have people wandering into my garden asking if they can park there, people coming in and asking if they can use my loo.
"We have people having raves, it's like a music festival.
"I'm not a shrinking violet. I like a drink and I like loud music, but it's intolerable and I don't feel safe."
"I bought that house because it's in a very beautiful area. I really considered selling up, but I can't lie to people.
"It's absolutely insane that there are no consequences for these people."
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Meanwhile, another visitor compared the filthy site to Skid Row in Los Angeles, known for its violence and drug activity.
Taking to the Loch of Clunie Facebook page, he said: "Drunks everywhere - one or two being quite aggressive.
"Rubbish everywhere. Maybe half a dozen cars abandoned with parking tickets on them. Stayed for five minutes and left."
Strathtay Councillor Ian James described the situation as an "absolute nightmare" for locals.
He said: "Every weekend, actually most of time in summer, we're getting inundated with people who are pitching up with their vehicles, pitching tents and just leaving the place in an awful state when they've left.
"They're putting up with loud music and drunken behaviour. Although it's a beautiful area, it's just not a nice place to be when it's like that."
Perth and Kinross Council was approached for comment.
