The New Fence at Westport

[amron]

I passed Westport at the weekend and was really surprised I was expecting a total hideous fence after all the comments

It is a big improvement to the fence that was previously there and the gate is a lot better than the last one.

I think that the biggest problem that people are having is if they park at the top end of the car park, they have to walk down to the gate.

would you expect people coming to your house to jump the wall, climb the fence or jump the hedge rather than go through a gate and up the path {If you have one}

[Roberto]

[I never realized that the price of a skillet, a tin of beans and a pack of toilet roll had escalated to that.]

You made me laugh Bubbly. If we were in a pub right now, I'd buy you a pint or perhaps even a bubbly. Except that I can't because I don't have enough money. So, I raise my glass of water to you.

Some of you are missing the point of my initial post. I obviously do not expect any consultation regarding the fence (though if any of you would like my consultation, I charge a fair rate of a tin of beans per hour). My point was simply that it seemed to be a waste of money considering the old fence was more than adequate. There were no cattle or sheep roaming. If the fence was destroyed, then fair enough, replace it. I just offered my opinion that it seemed to be a bit overzealous to put up barbed wire and several signs warning visitors to keep off the fence. It also seemed to send the wrong message to visitors.

If the council would prefer to spend its taxpayer money keeping visitors to Westport assmebled in a single, uniform line rather than repair the concrete walkway along Campbeltown Loch, encourage tourism or invest in education, then more power to them!
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[Right Pongal]

Pongal: The reason for keeping secret whether the fence was put up by a private land owner or public entity is as empty as the space between your ears. As it turns out, you're apparently not the only one privy to this coveted information.

Having reviewed this topic from start to finish, I can now state without any shadow of a doubt, that I am looking at a case of the pot and the kettle. If I have nothing between my ears, then I take it that it is bulging between yours.........



Perhaps with a couple of pounds of Hyslop's finest?

Dont take a fence, take a gate!

[Trapper]

This is the second heated discussion on this forum about fences (well the other one was railings but it's close enough)! It's just amazing!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

The railings about railings were heated? It was more fencing than wrestling...

[petewick]

"Don't fence me in"

[bill]

I cannae wait fur my next trip up the road tae hae a look at this fence.Soonds like it micht be a stalag he's gonna be bildn.

[jdcarra]

I passed Westport at the weekend and was really surprised I was expecting a total hideous fence after all the comments

It is a big improvement to the fence that was previously there and the gate is a lot better than the last one.

I think that the biggest problem that people are having is if they park at the top end of the car park, they have to walk down to the gate.

would you expect people coming to your house to jump the wall, climb the fence or jump the hedge rather than go through a gate and up the path {If you have one}

I cannae wait fur my next trip up the road tae hae a look at this fence.Soonds like it micht be a stalag he's gonna be bildn.

First pic shows before the stone that "badfish" mentioned in his posting and then the stone and pavement area. I can only think it is to give better disabled access to the gate, but when through the gate who knows.

[bill]

Thanks for the photos JD, looks a lot tiddier than last June when I was there.The way some people were going on I thought the fence was 6feet tall.