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Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn

0 ha

📷 RH Dengate · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.62877, -5.66672

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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 — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail +81 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Pied Wagtail +81 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sticta sylvatica, Leptogium cyanescens, Parmotrema perlatum +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sticta sylvatica, Leptogium cyanescens, Parmotrema perlatum +9 more · last seen 2025

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Horsetail, Yarrow, Jacobaea +224 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Horsetail, Yarrow, Jacobaea +224 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Amphibious Bistort, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species

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Heritage

Historic site

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

Standing stone at Beacharr

📷 RH Dengate · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing stone at Beacharr

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦St. John's Church (ruins)Historic site1.3 km→✦Beacharra Standing StoneHistoric site0 m→✦Red Cove, dun siteHistoric site600 m→✦Killean HillfortHistoric site1.7 km→✦Dùn Dòmhnuill, dun siteHistoric site2.7 km→✦Dùn an Fhamhair, dun siteHistoric site3.3 km→

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