Fly-tipper dumps 100 used tyres on Loch Ness shore
Ness District Salmon Fishery Board made the discovery on Sunday
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About 100 used tyres have been found dumped on a shore of Loch Ness.
Members of Ness District Salmon Fishery Board made the discovery at a lay-by on the A82 near Drumnadrochit on Sunday.
Director Brian Shaw said the tyres appeared to have been discarded recently because surrounding vegetation was still flattened.
He said the fly-tipping had been reported to police and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
The fishery board came across the tyres while making a film for social media.
Mr Shaw said the lay-by is one of the most popular with visitors to Loch Ness because of its views of the ruins of Urquhart Castle.
He said: "We had pulled up there and got ready to do some filming when I looked over the edge.
"It's very precipitous ground, maybe 60 to 70ft (18 to 21 metres) down to the loch, and lying at the bottom of the slope were at least 100 tyres.
"It is shocking someone would do that."
Mr Shaw said the tyres posed a pollution threat and were an eyesore in a scenic area.
Sepa said a Highland Council officer had attended the site and inquiries were ongoing.
A spokeswoman said: "Sepa is investigating the incident together with the council, which has its own plans in place for the safe removal of the tyres.
"We will continue to liaise with partners until this is complete."