TOURISTS will be turning up their noses at Loch Lomond — because of powerful whiffs from a nearby landfill site. Visitors must endure the stench from the Auchencarroch tip just minutes from the beauty spot, one of Scotland’s top attractions. 3 Locals fear tourists will be put off visiting famous Loch Lomond 3 The Auchencarroch landfill site is just minutes away from the beautyspot 3 Operations at the site have wound down but neighbours have complained about smells Fumes from decomposing waste are drifting across the water and nearby towns and villages.
Neighbours have called energy suppliers as they are mistaking the funk for leaking gas pipes. Life-long local Alan Cameron, 78, said: “The stench is terrible. If it gets much worse it could put people off visiting.
“A site like this should never have been opened this close to Loch Lomond. Read more Scottish news PROBE SHAMBLES Bankrupt porn star behind Rangers’ tax scheme escapes £14million fine HEROES Mistakes were made but we fought with honour - Scots remembered 20 years after Iraq “All the burns and tributaries were loaded with brown trout. Numbers aren’t what they were.
"There’s worries something’s been seeping into the water.” The pong’s been noticeable for at least five months. It is evident in holiday favourites Luss, Balloch and Alexandria, where Tracy Millward, 53, works at the Fountain Cafe.
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