[OSM-talk] Village greens are not commons - official

[Mike Collinson]

At 06:20 AM 22/02/2007, Bruce Cowan wrote:
>On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 20:13 +0100, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> > (which, as far as I understand, are not
> > even consistent across the UK).
>
>Indeed, land in Scotland is by default accessible, it's just that you
>might get shot at if the owner doesn't want that.
>
>For instance, St.Andrews' Old Course is common land, apparently the
>locals can put their washing up on a line on the golf course.

I wonder if they also have the very common right of turbury, to cut 
peat or turf for domestic fuel?   :-)

Mike
Manila