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Boydston Castle

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📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.65817, -4.82128

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black Guillemot
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Black Guillemot, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black Guillemot, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Spear Thistle, Bluebell +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Spear Thistle, Bluebell +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Rowan +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73Cycling route
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
Route 753Cycling route
Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network
Fairlie to Seamill Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 73Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route263 m
Named routeRef 753Length 263 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m
Named routeRef 753Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All that remains of Montfode Castle

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All that remains of Montfode Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GlenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Church of the NazareneUrban park1.9 km→🌱Holm PlantationUrban park2.3 km→🌱The GlenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Glebe ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Melbourne ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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