The topic of toilets

 Many will be wondering what was the best toilet in Scotland, as visited by me. Although it was suggested to have a rating system, I really can only go by overall impact.

Two stand out, both for their evocative approach. The first contender was at Kilmartin Museum, in the heart of the prehistoric Argyll area. After a modern but simple and engaging museum, the toilets did not let me down. The passage ways were big boulder design, and the cistern and walls were very attractive,

Even the fittings were made of freshly hewn and rugged wood . Very atmospheric.

Well it does not look as good in the pictures for sure.

The next contender was the Mary King Close toilets. This was a tour into the closed off buildings under the new council buildings some time in the 1800s, leaving a rabbit warren of rooms in an area bounded by four ‘closes’ or passageways. 

Another criterion might be the ready availability of the facility when needed in a hurry, and so this award goes the Museum of the Isles, which really did not warrant a photograph. However, my bathroom in Toravaig Hotel on the Isle of Skye, where the museum is located, is so lovely as to be worth reviewing!

It was very well used that night!

I mentioned elsewhere that we often started off queues to toilets. A memorable example was on Mull, on our way to a ferry. Because we were a smaller bus, 30 seater, we were allowed onto the ferry before a bigger bus that had already been waiting. In consequence, when we got to the next ferry stop, we were ahead, and got to the 2 cubicle, old toilet block before them. I looked at the bus and my only impression was a lot of white haired passengers.  Here is what followed that fateful decision to allow us on the ferry first: