Plock of Kyle Access Project

For the past 6 months or so Rural GIS has been wroking with members of the Hamilton Park Trustees and Kyle Development Group, along with other specialist consultants, to develop a Stage 2 application to the Lottery's Community Spaces programme.  The application is for the improvement of access and increasing the visibility of the Plock of Kyle to residents and visitors.  The Plock is a small area of community owned land that was giftyed to the residents of Kyle in the 1940s for recreational use.  For a long period of time the area had a 9-hole golf course and various paths.  however, over the last 20 years or so the area has declined in use and the gold course has been lost as natural vegetation has encroached.  There is a Core Path running from the main flagpole viewpoint to the lower car park and back but apart from that the paths are now mainly informal routes and all are subject to dense growth of rank vegetation.  The project aims to create a new route from the village to the viewpoint, a new all-abilities circular path and a new route from the old Skye Bridge Toll Booth Offices up to the lower car park.  There will be significant control of vegetation along all the access routes and roadways to open up the area and encourage greater use by the public.  The road access routes will also be improved and new signage and waymarking will raise the profile of this valuable recreational space.

The application was submitted on 12th October and if successful work will commence in the spring of 2013 and will be carried out over a two year period.  Hopefully this will lead to a greater appreciation of this community space and lead to more interest from within the village generally.