Not to be reproduced without permission. Currently there is a speed limit of 60mph past the Jacobite monument and Visitor's Centre. More than , visitors flock to the area each year to see the monument and the 'Harry Potter' viaduct. Limited parking in the village means visitors have to park on one side of the A and cross to the other to visit the monument. With frequent traffic jams around the car parks and pedestrians constantly crossing the road, a 60mph speed limit is clearly inappropriate.
The road here is still a 60mph road and it is dangerous for visitors to cross. It is also dangerous for local children to cross this 60mph stretch to get to the school bus in the morning.
The Glenfinnan Community Council has fought many years to get the speed limit dropped to 30mph but without any success. She said 'It concerns me that cars can drive round the corner just before Glenfinnan at high speeds, only to slam on the brakes when they see people at the side of the road waiting to cross.
The vast majority of drivers and tourists are sensible, but I do welcome Transport Scotland's commitment to review the signage and the speed limit at the spot. It's good to see that some of the much-needed resurfacing work has been done on the A but with quite a few sections that still need fixing I wonder if the work will be finished before the winter when the whole cycle begins again!
This month I'd like to say thanks to Donald MacKenzie from Canna for all his contributions to West Word, as he is stepping down this month from his role as Canna correspondent. I've very much enjoyed his columns and photographs since I became editor. Once again my thanks go to Anne and Jane for helping to stick labels on envelopes and to Morag and Ewen for assisting with the printing this month. Kirsty Bloom editor westword. Earliest ever, silage making is totally up to date though the Corncrake fields cannot be harvested until after August.
