Scottish Wildlife Trust builds £50,000 loo on Handa

[geminian68]

A public toilet is being built at a cost of £50,000 on a tiny isle that is uninhabited for six months of the year.

The loo on Handa off Scotland's north west coast is being constructed in such a way that it can withstand gale-force winds and be eco-friendly.

The foundations for the new toilet need to be two metres (7ft) deep to stop it from blowing into the Atlantic.

With no running water on the island, people who use it will sprinkle sawdust after a visit. It will be cleared out every two years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-17338746

[jb66]

Surely some leaves and a tree would suffice

[Pauls9]

If you've been to Handa Island, you'll not be surprised at the conditions inside the remnants of the last remaining houses in the abandoned village. There's not a lot of cover.

Seriously though, after you've spent several hours walking round the island with a boat seemingly keeping you in sight from just offshore, then had to wait for the ferry to make another round trip because there's more than a boatful of people in front of you, before you can get to the toilet on the mainland, the main memory you come back with is "please can they put a toilet on Handa".

Still, it's a lovely place to visit.

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