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Arka Unskel, dun

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📷 Jim Bain · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.88991, -5.78885

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Whooper Swan, Redwing, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Redwing, Oystercatcher +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Yellowfoot Waxcap +15 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Yellowfoot Waxcap +15 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Chequered Skipper, Green-veined White, Ear Moth agg. +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chequered Skipper, Green-veined White, Ear Moth agg. +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Rhododendron, Creeping Buttercup +155 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Jacobaea, Rhododendron, Creeping Buttercup +155 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sessile Oak, Bramble, Rowan +17 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vitrified Fort, Borrodale

📷 Jim Bain · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vitrified Fort, Borrodale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Old Parish ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Larach MorHistoric site3.3 km→✦Eilean nan Gobhar Vitrified FortsHistoric site4.6 km→✦The Prince's CairnHistoric site2.7 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.1 km→

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