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Alasdair Mackintosh's Stone

📷 Dorothy Carse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.03642, -4.10729

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Gentian, Petty Whin, Grass +145 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Speyside WayWalking route207 km
Named routeLength 207 kmNational walking route
Badenoch WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildcat TrailWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Creag Bheag TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Curlew TrailWalking route

Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 7Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Memorial stone beside General Wade's Military Road

📷 Dorothy Carse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial stone beside General Wade's Military Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Newtonmore Centenary GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Highland Folk MuseumUrban park3.6 km→🌱Jack Richmond Memorial Woodland ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Jack Richmond Memorial Woodland ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Newtownmore Cairn (Prehistoric)Historic site2.9 km→✦Glentruim CastleHistoric site4.2 km→