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Cairn

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.64436, -7.10588

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Hooded Crow, House Martin +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cuckoo, Hooded Crow, House Martin +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Hebrew Character, Green Hairstreak +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Hebrew Character, Green Hairstreak +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2014; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Rhododendron, Violet +2 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Rhododendron, Violet +2 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
An Creagán Biodiversity TrailWalking route

https://outmoreni.com/route/1583-an-creag-n-biodiversity-trail

Named routeLocal walking route
An Creagán, Forest and River TrailWalking route

https://outmoreni.com/route/1584-an-creag-n-forest-and-river-trail

Named route
LOUGHMACRORY LOUGHWalking route

https://walkni.com/walks/loughmacrory-lough/

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 4 - White Hare Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H5777 : Stone cairn in the townland of Loughmacrory

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H5777 : Stone cairn in the townland of Loughmacrory

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CairnHistoric site300 m→✦RathHistoric site600 m→✦Long Cairn, LoughmacroryHistoric site1.1 km→

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