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Barp Hacklett Cairn

0 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.52024, -7.25667

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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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Peltigera hymenina +50 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Common Orange Lichen, Peltigera hymenina +50 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Sea Plantain, Marsh Pennywort +158 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Tormentil, Sea Plantain, Marsh Pennywort +158 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Bilberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Hawker, Dark Green Fritillary +37 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Hawker, Dark Green Fritillary +37 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Beinn LangaisWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Barp Hacklett Cairn

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barp Hacklett Cairn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Uighean - Fresh EggsVisitor farm2.4 km→✦Caravat BarpHistoric site1.8 km→✦DunHistoric site2.5 km→✦Dun BanHistoric site3.4 km→✦Dun BanHistoric site3.4 km→✦Teampall na TrianaidHistoric site3.8 km→

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