yay , first to post....

[sirrob]

wild camping guys ,
i know wild camping is a closley guarded secret but nows your chance to share it with the rest of us...

[rmackay]

I know I am probably being a bit biased but you can't beat the North West of Scotland for getting away from it all - fantastic campsites dotted around the coast line and if you look carefully enough, you will find the odd track leading off into the hills (you just need to know where to look!) If you are into fishing, I could recommend Achmelvich and Clachtoll (near Lochinver) as great camp/caravan sites which give you access to plenty of hill lochs for brown trout!

There are a few peat tracks that are accessible with a 4WD and can take you further into the hills and saves walking!! just remember the midge cream and raincoats!

hope this doesn't sound like an ad from the NWScotland tourist board but there are fantastic holidays to be had up there!!

[Hector]

Certainly agree there. A good example of what to expect is Liathach in Torridon (see below).

Its acceptable to wild camp more or less anywhere in the more remote parts of Scotland. As long as you are a reasonable distance from houses or roads you shouldn't have any problems. Also remember there are no trespass laws in Scotland, don't cause any damage and you can walk where you like.

Cheers

Jamie

[wuas680]

Isnt that the valley from the whiskey - the glen of tranquility.

[Newsreader]

Originally posted by Hector
there are no trespass laws in Scotland

Not strictly true ... this from Scottish Rights of Way Society FAQs:

I’ve often heard that there is no Law of Trespass in Scotland. Is this so?
Simply walking on someone’s land is not a criminal offence, but a landowner may insist on a person leaving. That there is no such law is one of the most commonly held myths. The little used Trespass (Scotland) Act of 1865 may be invoked to deal with an individual who persists in disobeying such instructions.

[most likely to be invoked in my front garden LOL]

[DUNCIA]

You may or can be charged with criminal damage depending how you obtained entry, you can be escorted from the area to the nearest public right of way, and they can always get you with a Breach Of The Peace, a law used in Scotland when they can't find anything else to charge you with!!!

As far as I'm aware there is no Criminal charge of Tresspass in Scotland which I think is confused by some people thinking there are no laws relating to tresspass.

[Hector]

I might be wrong again but I was always under the impression that there are no public rights of way in Scotland.

Regardless of the actual law - you almost certainly won't find anyone objecting to you're presence as long as you're not damaging anything. The exception being of course Bernie's front garden

Cheers

Jamie

[Newsreader]

There are public rights of way in Scotland - I know, because one of them runs right through my garden!

I think confusion arises, partly because they are not marked on maps as in England and Wales (as there is no obligation for local authorities to keep a record of them).

... and partly because the whole set-up is different from England and Wales - this again from Scotways website:

"there is, in Scotland, a widely held ‘tradition’ of freedom of access, exercised responsibly. This applies particularly, but not exclusively, outside cultivated areas. In addition, the public may use specific and identifiable routes which, by the common law, are rights of way. "

Then, of course, there is the new Land Reform Act which is likely to become law in Scotland later this year, with its accompanying access code...