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Cnoc A' Chinn, dun site

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📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.47472, -4.34021

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Dunnock, Common Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Dunnock, Common Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Estuarine Sedge, Snowdrop, Tansy +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Estuarine Sedge, Snowdrop, Tansy +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — German Wasp · last seen 2022; Insects — German Wasp · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hogweed, Grass-leaved Orache

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
South Loch Ness TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route379 m
Named routeRef 1Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 1Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Loch Ness TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bracken and birch, Cnoc a' Chinn

📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bracken and birch, Cnoc a' Chinn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kirkhill Community ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪Kirkhill ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪Kinmylies Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🪦Kilvean CemeteryCemetery4.4 km→⛪Killearnan Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→🌱BlackparkUrban park3.3 km→

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