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Castle Dow, HIllfort

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.64148, -3.74725

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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 — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +61 more · last seen 2025

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Xanthoparmelia conspersa, Cladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosa, Ramalina farinacea +74 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Xanthoparmelia conspersa, Cladonia arbuscula subsp. squarrosa, Ramalina farinacea +74 more · last seen 2016

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Insect spotting

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Sericomyia superbiens, Lesser Swallow Prominent +51 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Sericomyia superbiens, Lesser Swallow Prominent +51 more · last seen 2024

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Marsh-marigold, Wood Anemone +242 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Marsh-marigold, Wood Anemone +242 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Barren Strawberry +22 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Clunie PathWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Castle Dow Hill FortWalking route

Good tracks but a stiff climb. Take care not to miss the junction that takes you to the fort. Great views of Strathtay and the north from the fort.

Named routeLocal walking route
Dalguise to DunkeldWalking route11 km

Forestry trails with gradual inclines.

Named routeLength 11 kmLocal cycle route
Dunkeld to Aberfeldy Core PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
Route 83Cycling route
Named routeRef 83Regional cycle route
Yellow cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Green cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The smaller cairns on Castle Dow

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The smaller cairns on Castle Dow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grandtully and Strathtay Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→✦Saw MillHistoric site2.5 km→✦Portnasallan MillHistoric site2.5 km→✦Mills of PitcastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦PitnacreeHistoric site2.4 km→✦PitnacreeHistoric site3 km→

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