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Blackcraig Castle

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.66429, -3.45668

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepraria incana s. str., Oak Moss, Common Orange Lichen +17 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Lepraria incana s. str., Oak Moss, Common Orange Lichen +17 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +43 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Coal Tit +43 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ringlet +2 more · last seen 2012; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ringlet +2 more · last seen 2012

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Squat Dandelion · last seen 2015; Plants — Squat Dandelion · last seen 2015

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km

Blairgowrie

Named routeLength 104 kmRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackcraig Castle

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Blackcraig Walled GardenUrban park100 m→✦NethertonHistoric site3.8 km→✦MiltonHistoric site4.7 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir4.9 km→💧Loch BenachallyReservoir4.9 km→✦Blackcraig Lime KilnHistoric site200 m→

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