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Benachally Monument

📷 Rob Burke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.62336, -3.52381

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, House Martin +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, House Martin +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Scottish Eyebright, Shoreweed, Bilberry +231 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Slender Scottish Eyebright, Shoreweed, Bilberry +231 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White · last seen 2019; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km

Blairgowrie

Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route
Atholl Woods PathWalking route11 km

Includes a short section on road. An open-sided boat shed at Mill Dam provides shelter if required.

Named routeLength 11 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Catchpenny to Butterstone PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rocking Stone PathWalking route

Narrow, uneven, cambered paths with steep drops in places. Views from Polney Crag and the Rocking Stone - a glacial artefact.

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Deuchary Hill from DunkeldWalking route

The final ascent is steep demanding mountain hiking but most of this route is tracks with no extreme inclines.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Dunkeld Loch Ordie Butterstone LoopCycling route24 km

Half day cycle on mostly good tracks.

Named routeLength 24 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Benachally Monument

📷 Rob Burke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Benachally Monument

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.9 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir1.4 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir1.4 km→✦Saw millHistoric site3.1 km→✦BogmillHistoric site3.8 km→✦Saw millHistoric site4.1 km→

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