{"id":493135,"date":"2025-10-12T08:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T08:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493135\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T08:27:23","slug":"washed-up-sex-toys-erect-wave-of-excitement-on-remote-scottish-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/493135\/","title":{"rendered":"Washed up sex toys erect wave of excitement on remote Scottish island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Locals on a Scottish island are rushing to clear the sands after Storm Amy washed up a tidal wave of sex toys on their beaches. The invasion of dildos caused quite the stir for residents<\/p>\n<p>09:02, 12 Oct 2025Updated 09:05, 12 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Dildos-wash-up-at-Millport.jpg\" alt=\"Views out onto the Firth of Clyde from Millport, the capital town of The Island of Great Cumbrae.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Millport&#8217;s scenic beaches are shocking locals with a tidal wave of dildos(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">A mysterious floodtide of sex toys is puzzling locals on a scenic island. The dildos <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">arrived in the wake <\/a>of Storm Amy on the sands of Millport in Scotland, bringing a rare buzz in the tourist destination&#8217;s sleepy off-season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">Two dog walkers spotted the sex toys on Newton beach and scrambled to carry off the saucy devices before kids might find them, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/15427839\/locals-baffled-sex-toys-beach-millport\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sun<\/a>. Where the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/us-sport\/wnba-sex-toys-thrown-court-35683867\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">dildos<\/a> came from isn&#8217;t clear. But locals suspect they might have fallen off a ship in the nearby Firth of Clyde.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">The sex toys started washing up on Friday (October 10) when <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/gallery\/storm-amy-chaos-man-dies-36015517\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Storm Amy was battering ScotlandLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm Amy was battering Scotland<\/a>. But the contraptions kept on coming over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">Locals told the media that the &#8216;sex on the beach&#8217; mystery has left the village buzzing with excitement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Sex-toys-wash-up-on-beach-in-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"Bags of dildos retrieved from the beach at Millport in Scotland\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Sex toys on the beach have locals buzzing in Millport&#8217;s sleepy off-season(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">Barmaid Lesley McDowell, 59 , who works at the Newton Bar, said: \u201cIt was a load of sex toys that washed up \u2013 the village has been buzzing ever since. \u201cBut seriously, luckily it happened when it was quiet and kids didn\u2019t find them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know where they got dumped, but there\u2019s none in the bar.\u201d Lesley said: \u201cApparently a guy was coming up from the beach with an armful of dildos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the run of the mill kind of day in Millport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">The strange arrival has sparked comparisons with the film Whisky Galore! \u201cMaybe they should make a film here and call it Toys Galore,\u201d a local said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">The classic movie, based on a true story, is about cases of whisky washing up on a Scottish island. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/dogs\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog<\/a> walker Issy Wright, 67, joked: \u201cThis isn\u2019t the kind of thing that happens here. Usually we keep that kind of stuff private.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_Isle-of-Cumbrae-Millport.jpg\" alt=\"Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>X-rated beaches are a shock for locals in sleepy Millport   (Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">\u201cNot that I know much about these things, but it was dildos that were washed up. I\u2019m not sure what happened to them \u2013 though I did hear about 100 people descended onto the beach with big bags.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">Scotland has already had its fair share of shocking beach finds this year. Locals in Fife reported a &#8216;starfish apocalypse&#8217; last month when their beaches were suddenly buried under thousands of the sea creatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/breaking-prestwick-beach-horror-find-35399449\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">leg still wearing a sock and shoe<\/a> horrified beachgoers in Prestwick, where it washed up on the beach in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailystar\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">here<\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Locals on a Scottish island are rushing to clear the sands after Storm Amy washed up a tidal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,4884,712,162453,1004,16,1190,15,20673],"class_list":{"0":"post-493135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-scotland","11":"tag-sex-confessions","12":"tag-sex-toys","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-uk-weather","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-weather-forecast"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115360252660295096","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}