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Bogton Stone Circle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.63104, -3.21684

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bracken, Gorse, Wood-sorrel +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Gorse, Wood-sorrel +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bramble, Common Sorrel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hartigiola annulipes +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hartigiola annulipes +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 79Cycling route

Named routeRef 79National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route229 m

Named routeRef 1Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

53,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan · Wigeon · Herring Gull +44

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hartigiola annulipes · Beech Leaf Miner

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,671 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Mute Swan · Wigeon · Herring Gull +44

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hartigiola annulipes · Beech Leaf Miner

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Elgin CemeteryUrban park5 km→🪦Elgin CemeteryCemetery4.9 km→🐄Egg ShedVisitor farm1.4 km→⛪St Andrews-Lhanbryd Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛳Kempston CourseGolf course4 km→💧Milbuies LochReservoir4.7 km→

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