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Megalithics wrote:
The last time were in Orkney we picked up a leaflet in the tourist info place about the Scottish right to roam. According to said pamphlet you can walk, sketch, paint and photograph just about anywhere in the countryside, the main exclusions being working farmyards and fields in crop (although it mentioned that the edges of the field would be OK). Surprisingly even fields with livestock were OK (at your own risk!).

We always ask permission to visit sites if the landowner is obvious (eg nearest farm), on previous caledonian outings we couldn't find anyone to ask at some of the farms and therefore missed a quite a few choice sites. The sites were typical field locations and would have satisfied the right to roam specs, but somehow it just didn't feel right.

Is this right to roam stuff valid in practice?

Would it be acceptable to proceed on to the sites in the "deserted farm" senarios?

Anyone had good/bad right to roamy experiences with landowners?

Puzzled,

Maggie & Keith

It's all here .
http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/default.asp?nPageID=324&nSubContentID=0
It appears to haev been understood and accepted by landowners .

tiompa wrote:
It's all here .
http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/default.asp?nPageID=324&nSubContentID=0
It appears to haev been understood and accepted by landowners .
It just seems too good to be true. after years of being worried about being growled at by unfriendly landowners, we can now tell them we have a perfect right to be on their land?

Pinch us.

Maggie & Keith

[quote="Megalithics"]Is this right to roam stuff valid in practice?

Would it be acceptable to proceed on to the sites in the "deserted farm" senarios?
Anyone had good/bad right to roamy experiences with landowners?

[quote]

Just got back from a fortnight wandering in Scotland and was 'caught' a couple of times at sites by landowners who seemed genuinely pleased that I was actually interested in their stones. Must admit the vibe there is somewhat different to the rest of the UK, so my advice would be to play the 'slightly eccentric academic card' and only go quoting the law if the farmer turns out to be a muppet. Act as if there couldn't possibly be a problem, could there, cos it's your heritage I'm recording, after all?

I make a point of always asking for permission to park, or if no-ones home, leaving a note on the dashboard.