EDINBURGH locals have been left furious after travellers reportedly left a pile of discarded rubbish dumped at a coastal Edinburgh beauty spot.
One disgruntled local stumbled upon the mess at Gypsy Brae in the city’s Muirhouse area yesterday.
The otherwise serene landscape looking out onto the sea was duly ruined by a mound of dozens of tyres and car parts left in a heap.
Snapping an image, the local quickly took to social media to warn other walkers away after reportedly also discovering broken glass, discard nappies and human faeces amongst the rubbish.
An image of the dump shows a pile of dozens of tyres and car parts left at the coastal beauty spot.
Body panels from cars can be seen among the pile, with large sheets of metal poking out from amongst the tyres.
A wooden pallet can also be seen in the image, discarded on the grassy pitch for the council to clear up.
Locals were left furious with the travellers who allegedly left the pile of junk behind and took to social media to complain.
According to one local, trees were cut down in the area, glass was smashed and left strewn across the grass and discarded nappies were also spotted, with questions being raised over what clearing the rubbish up will cost the council.
The image captured by a local was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “Some parting gifts from the travellers at Gypsy Brae.”
The post has since received over 300 likes and more than 100 comments from disgruntled Scots.
One user wrote: “I’ve never met anyone who has had to interact with the travelling community who supports their rights to live as they like.
“Once anyone has to deal with them their position changes.”
Another added: “Disgusting.”
A third wrote: “Got attacked by one of their dogs the other day when out for a run, hopefully the police move them on sharpish.”
Another commented: “Really don’t understand why they are so unpopular, seem like lovely people.”
A fifth replied: “There are half a dozen massive wheelie bins at the entrance to Gypsy Brae. There is no reason not to use them.”
The local who captured the image said: “My main aim was to use it as a highlighter for something silly and then to let local dog walkers/walkers know that there were some instances of scattered glass and human faeces where dogs could get at it.”
