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Cramalt Castle

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sedge, Heather, Common Cottongrass +144 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Sedge, Heather, Common Cottongrass +144 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Pedunculate Oak +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma mellinum, Bilberry Bumblebee, Syrphus ribesii +41 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Melanostoma mellinum, Bilberry Bumblebee, Syrphus ribesii +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A partial reconstruction of Cramalt Tower by Megget Reservoir

A partial reconstruction of Cramalt Tower by Megget Reservoir

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