Petition raised against pier CCTV

Elgol and its pier is on the south of Skye

A CCTV camera at a small island pier is wrongly giving tourists the impression it has problems with crime, the local community has claimed.

Highland Council installed the device at Elgol on Skye in June, at a cost of £1,200, in an effort to resolve a dispute between users of the jetty.

Iain MacKinnon has started collecting names for a petition calling for the removal of the camera.

The local authority said it was aware of the campaign.

No incidents

Mr MacKinnon said installing CCTV to sort out a minor dispute was like "taking a hammer to crack a nut".

He said: "There are no problems here. No law breaking."

Highland Council said there had been some issues last year by various users of the jetty and it decided to set up the CCTV to try to improve the management of the facility.

A spokeswoman said: "The CCTV is fixed and concentrates on the jetty and immediate area.

"No-one is monitoring the CCTV, it is on a permanent recording system and would only be checked if the council had been notified of any incidents."

She said no incidents have been reported since it was installed.