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Buldoo Standing Stone

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw
  • 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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eutrichapion ervi, Sitona, Geomyza tripunctata +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Lybster to Whaligoe)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG11Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Berriedale to Dunbeath)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG09Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Dunbeath to Lybster)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG10Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buldoo Standing Stone from North

Buldoo Standing Stone from North

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