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Carrachan Dubh

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

58.15060, -4.95643

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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
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Fox Moth, Carabus glabratus, Notch-horned Cleg +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Fox Moth, Carabus glabratus, Notch-horned Cleg +158 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — an Eyebright, Yellow Fringe-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +122 more · last seen 2025; Plants — an Eyebright, Yellow Fringe-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lichen (unidentified) · last seen 2017; Fungi — Lichen (unidentified) · last seen 2017

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cape Wrath Trail (Kinlochewe → Inchnadamph)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Cape Wrath Trail (Inchnadamph → Cape Wrath)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Glas Bheinn TrialWalking route
Named routeRef RW 46Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chambered Cairn in Gleann Dubh

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chambered Cairn in Gleann Dubh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Inchnadamph Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Calda HouseHistoric site2.3 km→✦Eadar A'chaldaHistoric site2.7 km→✦Ardvreck CastleHistoric site2.8 km→✦Moated SiteHistoric site1.2 km→✦Neolithic Chambered CairnHistoric site2.8 km→

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