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Bardintulloch, Broch

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Starling
  • 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Starling, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Hooded Crow, Starling, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Silver Y, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Beautiful Golden Y +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Heath Bedstraw, Meadow Buttercup +157 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Xanthoria aureola, Crab's Eye Lichen · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Lybster to Whaligoe)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG11Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Whaligoe to Wick)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG12Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG10Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to the broch at Bardintulloch

Track to the broch at Bardintulloch

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