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Carn Ghaltair, Broch

0 ha

📷 Clive Giddis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.89134, -7.52389

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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
  • 🍄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

📷 Clive Giddis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lochan by the summit of Carn Ghaltair, Sandray

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Our Lady of the Waves and St John Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Dun siteHistoric site3.3 km→✦Dunan Ruadh, BrochHistoric site4.5 km→

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