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Ardgour Parish Church

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.72670, -5.25315

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Guillemot, Chaffinch, Eider +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black Guillemot, Chaffinch, Eider +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Red-legged Shieldbug, Rhagium bifasciatum +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Red-legged Shieldbug, Rhagium bifasciatum +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Arum Rust, Nettle Clustercup Rust +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Arum Rust, Nettle Clustercup Rust +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 78

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterfall WalkWalking route3 km

The footpath climbs towards the waterfall on the Abhainn Righ, which drops of eight rocky steps as it flows towards Loch Linnhe. There are viewpoints and benches where you can safely watch the cascades.

Named routeLength 3 kmLocal walking route
Inchree Forest WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 78Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 78Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 78Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 78Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 78Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ardgour Parish Church and part of its burial ground

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ardgour Parish Church and part of its burial ground

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Nearby places

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✦WWI RMLI Gun BatteryHistoric site900 m→✦Lag Nam Morag, dun siteHistoric site3 km→✦Ardgour HouseHistoric site1.6 km→

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