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Cnocan Dubh Hill Fort

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.67881, -5.13614

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup +150 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Hazel +16 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Dark Crottle, Razor Strop Fungus +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Dark Crottle, Razor Strop Fungus +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Bombus lucorum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Bombus lucorum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterfall WalkWalking route3 km

The footpath climbs towards the waterfall on the Abhainn Righ, which drops of eight rocky steps as it flows towards Loch Linnhe. There are viewpoints and benches where you can safely watch the cascades.

Named routeLength 3 kmLocal walking route
Inchree Forest WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aonoch Eagach TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 15Local walking route
Brecklet PathWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 78Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 78Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m
Named routeRef 78Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 78Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m
Named routeRef 78Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slate boathouses at Ballachulish

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slate boathouses at Ballachulish

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Useful places within 5 km

✦NTS Glencoe Turf and Creel HouseHistoric site3.5 km→✦Ballachulish Quarry InclineHistoric site600 m→⛪St Munda's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→💧Glencoe LochanReservoir2.8 km→💧Glencoe LochanReservoir2.8 km→⚽Jubilee ParkPlaying field300 m→

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