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Cairnbaan Rock Art

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.06338, -5.47326

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Lungwort Lichen, Pannaria rubiginosa +20 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Rowan, Eared Willow, Dandelion +232 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Common Carder Bee +40 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m▾
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
firetower trailMountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Cup-and-Ring-Marked Rock

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cup-and-Ring-Marked Rock

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 254m

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Picnic spot

273m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cairnbaan Cup & Ring MarksUrban park100 m→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Lochgilphead Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🪦Kilmichael Glassary Parish ChurchCemetery3.2 km→✦Carn Ban CairnHistoric site400 m→