The demise of the Hydro bothy
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:42 am
Had a chat with a chap from SSE the other day as we were approaching Orrin dam.
The bothy and the land on which it stood was owned by SSE and they did the majority of the repairs. In recent years they’ve seen a big increase in anti social behaviour: the window would regularly be smashed even when it was replaced with Perspex; the door would be ripped ripped off and burned; litter; etc
Then SSE wanted a piece of land next to the intake pipe so they bought that off the estate and sold them the Hydro land. The estate “hate walkers and cyclists “ (his words) and within a week they had demolished the bothy and carted the remains to the tip.
So a combination of bad behaviour and selfishness.
The bothy and the land on which it stood was owned by SSE and they did the majority of the repairs. In recent years they’ve seen a big increase in anti social behaviour: the window would regularly be smashed even when it was replaced with Perspex; the door would be ripped ripped off and burned; litter; etc
Then SSE wanted a piece of land next to the intake pipe so they bought that off the estate and sold them the Hydro land. The estate “hate walkers and cyclists “ (his words) and within a week they had demolished the bothy and carted the remains to the tip.
So a combination of bad behaviour and selfishness.