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Cairnbaan Cup & Ring Marks

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📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.06323, -5.47140

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Lungwort Lichen, Pannaria rubiginosa +17 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Sericomyia silentis, Common Carder Bee +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hard-fern, Rowan, Dandelion +238 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 78Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 78Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route818 m
Named routeRef 78Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
firetower trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cup-and-Ring-Marked Rocks in their natural setting

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cup-and-Ring-Marked Rocks in their natural setting

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪Lochgilphead Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🪦Kilmichael Glassary Parish ChurchCemetery3.1 km→✦Cairnbaan Rock ArtHistoric site100 m→✦Carn Ban CairnHistoric site300 m→