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✦ Historic site

Easter Glentarken

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Dr Richard Murray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.40030, -4.15808

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Saints WayWalking route130 km▾

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route
Killin to St FillansWalking route26 km▾

Mostly on route of former railway track.

Named routeLength 26 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
St Fillans to ComrieWalking route10 km▾

Following the River Earn and mainly on route of old railway

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Comrie to St FillansCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route

About this historic site

Easter Glentarken is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Ruined Settlement in Easter Glentarken

📷 Dr Richard Murray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined Settlement in Easter Glentarken

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Glentarken ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Neish Island, CrannogHistoric site2.4 km→✦DundurnHistoric site4.4 km→✦Dundurn MillHistoric site4.2 km→✦Derry, dun siteHistoric site3.1 km→⛳St Fillans Golf ClubGolf course3.7 km→