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Caen Burn West Long Cairn

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📷 Sarah McGuire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

58.13823, -3.68692

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — daffodils, Bracken, Downy Birch +171 more · last seen 2016; Plants — daffodils, Bracken, Downy Birch +171 more · last seen 2016

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bilberry, Hazel +23 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dark Honey Fungus, Deceiver, Coconut Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Dark Honey Fungus, Deceiver, Coconut Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Hawker, Snail Hunter +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Hawker, Snail Hunter +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Brora to Helmsdale)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG07Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Helmsdale to Berriedale)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG08Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking across to Long Cairns from Caen hill path

📷 Sarah McGuire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking across to Long Cairns from Caen hill path

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Couper ParkUrban park3.1 km→⛪Bunillidh ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⚽Couper ParkPlaying field3.1 km→✦Càrn LaggieHistoric site2 km→✦Caen Burn North Long CairnHistoric site500 m→

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