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Carn Ghaltair, Broch

0 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shag, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dung Roundhead, Snowy Inkcap, Stigmidium ascophylli +4 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Dung Roundhead, Snowy Inkcap, Stigmidium ascophylli +4 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — encrusting algae indet., Dark red crusts, Nitophyllum punctatum +15 more · last seen 2023; Plants — encrusting algae indet., Dark red crusts, Nitophyllum punctatum +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dasineura ulmaria, Green-veined White, Dark Green Fritillary +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dasineura ulmaria, Green-veined White, Dark Green Fritillary +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lochan by the summit of Carn Ghaltair, Sandray

Lochan by the summit of Carn Ghaltair, Sandray

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