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Ballochroy Cist

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.71173, -5.61418

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Slavonian Grebe, Common Scoter, Eider +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Slavonian Grebe, Common Scoter, Eider +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot, False Chanterelle +36 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot, False Chanterelle +36 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Purple-loosestrife, Butterbur +284 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Purple-loosestrife, Butterbur +284 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scotch Argus, Peacock, Meadow Brown +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scotch Argus, Peacock, Meadow Brown +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ballochroy stone row

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ballochroy stone row

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Nearby places

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⛪Kilcalmonell Parish ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Cup and ring marked stoneHistoric site2.3 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site2.4 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site2.4 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site2.4 km→✦Ballochroy Standing StonesHistoric site0 m→

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