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Castle Craig

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📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.64341, -4.29346

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Herring Gull, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Herring Gull, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Microbotryum silenes-inflatae, Puccinia cnici-oleracei, Arum Rust +7 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Microbotryum silenes-inflatae, Puccinia cnici-oleracei, Arum Rust +7 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gorse, Ribwort Plantain, Broom +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gorse, Ribwort Plantain, Broom +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Chickweed, Rowan +14 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 1Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 1Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route945 m
Named routeRef 1Length 945 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Castle Craig

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🪦St Martins Burial GroundCemetery1.3 km→🐄The Storehouse Farm ShopVisitor farm3.3 km→⛪Resolis Free Church of ScotlandReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Findon Cottage, dun siteHistoric site4.2 km→

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