The Kintyre Forum

Sad to see a number of these disappearing from the Campbeltown to Machrihanish road.
I assume they are being sold as building stone?

I noticed that myself this morning when I was passing - I was hoping that the Moy corner was going to be straightened slightly because it's pretty bad. It certainly opens it up and makes it easier to see what's coming.

Wondering who takes the decision to remove these walls? While I can see the advantage of removing the wall at the Moy corner, why were the other walls removed? These old walls are not only part of our heritage, but also provide shelter for farm animals and micro habitats for lots of plants and insects.

Elvanim wrote:Wondering who takes the decision to remove these walls? While I can see the advantage of removing the wall at the Moy corner, why were the other walls removed? These old walls are not only part of our heritage, but also provide shelter for farm animals and micro habitats for lots of plants and insects.

Good points Elvanim. Can anyone enlighten us on this?

Walls, like fences and hedges, are maintained, by the landowners whose fields they delineate.

March fences, those that mark out the border between two owners, are a shared responsibility.

That's the general situation. There are rules and regulations to be observed, eg on use of electric fences.

I'm not sure of the background to this particular case, so wouldn't want to comment on it.