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Dun Ban

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📷 G Kilpatrick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.52754, -7.27639

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Peltigera hymenina +35 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Peltigera hymenina +35 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Saltmarsh-grass, Thrift, Sea Plantain +118 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Common Saltmarsh-grass, Thrift, Sea Plantain +118 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Heath, Common Darter, Common Hawker +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Heath, Common Darter, Common Hawker +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Carinish Crofting Woodland PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Beinn LangaisWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dun Ban Loch Carabhat

📷 G Kilpatrick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun Ban Loch Carabhat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Clachan ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🐄Uighean - Fresh EggsVisitor farm3.5 km→✦Caravat BarpHistoric site800 m→✦Teampall na TrianaidHistoric site2.7 km→✦DunHistoric site3.3 km→✦Dun BanHistoric site4.6 km→

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