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‘Dirty' NC500 campers branded a ‘disgrace' after bottles, human waste & cut down trees dumped
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LOCALS living along the North Coast 500 have hit out at tourists who left a much-loved beauty spot in a shocking state.
A furious resident in the Scottish Highlands was unimpressed after visitors left a huge mess along the iconic route over the weekend.
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Human waste and mess were left at the beauty spot
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Bin bags full of waste were left hanging on trees
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Piles of rubbish were also left on used fire pits
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They said that it was "one of the worst instances of dirty camping" they had seen and branded the culprits a "disgrace".
The local resident never revealed the exact spot where the mess was left, but they explained that they noticed it on the grass just a few minutes' walk away from a main road.
Empty plastic bottles appeared to have been left scattered on the ground in the grass.
Many bottles were spotted piled up along with other bits of rubbish - including cans of beer, paper bags and food wrappers - on a used fire pit.
Empty boxes that once contained camping gear were also left abandoned next to buckets full of rubbish.
Black bags that were completely full of waste were also left hanging on a tree near a body of water.
If you were the visitors and you did this, then you should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. It's an absolute disgrace and a scandal that this goes on
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While branches that appear to have been cut from nearby trees lay strewn across the ground.
There also appeared to be human waste left in the area, surrounded by used, dirty tissues.
A burnt-out, used fire pit was also left abandoned on the ground.
The frustrated local shared snaps of the mess and shared them on the Facebook group NC500 The Land Weeps on Saturday.
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The post read: "I was on the NC500 today and I came across what for me was one of the worst instances of dirty camping I have seen in quite a while.
"Bottles, human waste, cut down trees, rubbish dumped, open fires with waste dumped on them etc.
"All this just a minute's walk from the road.
"If you were the visitors and you did this, then you should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.
"It's an absolute disgrace and a scandal that this goes on.
"So much for 'the pledge'. Just another week on the route."
Users flocked to the comments to blast the people responsible.
One person said: "I'm angry and sad that these folk live amongst us!! Why bother to visit somewhere so beautiful then destroy by treating it like a cesspit.
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DESPITE its challenges, the NC500 is still one of the most popular road trips in the world.
Earlier this year, the scenic route was voted the number one most searched for road trip in the UK and an astonishing fifth in the world-wide table.
With its impressive 516-mile stretch of magnificent coastal views, it's not surprising it's such a popular route for travellers looking to explore. From castles to distilleries there is something for everyone to enjoy.
It was also ranked as the most romantic drive in Britain after an influx of visitors took to the roads for 'staycations' in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
An English couple told how they loved the NC500 so much that they got it tattooed on their bodies forever.
While a couple who travelled the route in an Audi convertible told how it was "one of the best holidays" they've ever had.
"Honestly people baffle me with their behaviour."
Another added: "Manky mingers."
Someone else wrote: "Who are these cretins who walk amongst us?
"I just can't get my head round the fact that they think this sort of behaviour is acceptable."
While a fourth posted: "I'm stunned at such entitlement and disrespect."
And a fifth chimed in: "Destroying what they came to see. Beggars belief!"
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Empty boxes were dumped next to buckets of other discarded rubbish
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