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Dùn Creagach

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📷 Nick Lindsay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

58.28659, -4.38149

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Cuckoo
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +35 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Common Butterwort, Few-flowered Spike-rush +124 more · last seen 2016

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flaming Scalycap, Alder Tongue, Butter Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dun Creagach Broch on the S shore of Loch Naver, E of Altnaharra.

📷 Nick Lindsay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun Creagach Broch on the S shore of Loch Naver, E of Altnaharra.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Altnaharra ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦GrummoreHistoric site1.3 km→🪦Old Burial GroundCemetery4.1 km→