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Craig Phadrig Hillfort

3 ha

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

57.47725, -4.26966

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Elder, Holly +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Elder, Holly +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Guignardia aesculi · last seen 2024; Fungi — Guignardia aesculi · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG01Local walking route
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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
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
Millburn Active Travel RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
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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

Path nearing the top of Craig Phadrig

📷 Chris Wimbush · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path nearing the top of Craig Phadrig

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🌱Whin ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Inverness Botanic GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Inverness Botanic GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bught ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Whin ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Castle Heather ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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