Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Windfall cash paves way for path project
A GREEN circular path plan for Carnoustie has taken a big step forward after Angus Council granted permission for almost 50 waymarkers along the route.
Carnoustie Community Development Trust is behind the scheme to encourage more people to enjoy the area.
The 7.5 mile path will stretch along the seafront and loop north.
Community cash from the Seagreen offshore wind farm will be used to create the new route.
The 48 waymarkers will have a QR code which will take walkers to a mobile site with information about the heritage, flora and fauna along the route.
There will be eight lectern-style signs to complement others erected along the coastal path a few years ago.
The f i nali s ed route will be decided by the trust following planning approval.
Draft designs show it starting beside the Links House HQ of Carnoustie Golf Links. Plans show the waymarkers numbered anti-clockwise and following the coastal path to Westhaven. It will take in Craigmill Den, Panbride and Carnoustie House grounds before continuing west towards Pitskelly.
The route will loop back through Barry and Barry Station before following the national cycle route to the seafront.
The development trust says it will be designed to be joined from various places around the town.
People will be able to enjoy “bite-sized” chunks of the path.
“The fundamental aim is to promote health and wellbeing, and the enjoyment of being outdoors,” says the trust. “The Carnoustie green circular will encourage more walking, running and social engagement in Carnoustie.”
Planning chiefs welcomed the idea and said the waymarkers would be beside existing paths or roads. The path will pass a number of listed buildings, including the rugby club pavilion, Parkside House and stables, Panbride Church, Carnoustie Ladies clubhouse and Simpson’s Golf Shop.