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Castle Dounie, dun

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📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.07963, -5.58940

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Eider, Grey Heron, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Eider, Grey Heron, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Glue Crust, Pannaria rubiginosa, Peltigera membranacea +44 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glue Crust, Pannaria rubiginosa, Peltigera membranacea +44 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Common Dog-violet, Primrose +218 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Common Dog-violet, Primrose +218 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Dandelion +22 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Four-spotted Chaser, Emerald Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Four-spotted Chaser, Emerald Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Crinan CanalCycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route898 m
Named routeLength 898 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ardnoe Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Lochan Buic Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Dounie

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Dounie

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Duntrune GardensUrban park3.9 km→✦Crinan Harbour Pyroligneous Acid WorksHistoric site1.8 km→✦ArichonanHistoric site2.1 km→✦Barnluasgan, dun siteHistoric site2.9 km→✦Kilmory OibHistoric site3.3 km→✦Duntrune CastleHistoric site3.5 km→

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