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Carn Nan Druidhneach, dun site

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📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.93415, -4.93961

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Snipe
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Snipe, Cuculus canorus canorus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Snipe, Cuculus canorus canorus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, White Ermine, Flame Carpet +115 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup, Water Avens +154 more · last seen 2015

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Alder Wrinkle · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 km

A waymarked route (75 m/120 km) from Fort William (leaving behind Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis) to Inverness, the Highlands capital. It follows a great geological fault and sections of Thomas Telford’s historic Caledonian Canal.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
East Highland WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 78Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 78Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry road near Glenfintaig

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry road near Glenfintaig

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Ciaran's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Achnacarry HouseHistoric site3.9 km→✦Achnacarry CastleHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Kilmonivaig Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→