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Barr Crom, dun site

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📷 Alan Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.12973, -5.52874

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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

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Sclerococcum lobariellum, Lungwort Lichen +154 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Sclerococcum lobariellum, Lungwort Lichen +154 more · last seen 2019

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Daisy +294 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Daisy +294 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Swallow, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Swallow, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +25 more foraging species

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Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route898 m
Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Outcrop at Barr a Churn 174m

📷 Alan Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Outcrop at Barr a Churn 174m

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Temple Wood Stone Circles ParkUrban park2 km→⛪Kilmartin Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Glebe CairnHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Duntrune GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Dunchraigag Cairn ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Kilmartin CastleHistoric site2.8 km→

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