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Dun Choinichean

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📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.51028, -6.16109

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Hooded Crow
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Square-spot Rustic, Flame Carpet +163 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Square-spot Rustic, Flame Carpet +163 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Skullcap, Daisy, Bracken +48 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Skullcap, Daisy, Bracken +48 more · last seen 2013

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Pectenia cyanoloma, Hazel Gloves +5 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Pectenia cyanoloma, Hazel Gloves +5 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Farm CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeDuration 00:15Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Ministers WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through stunted trees above Allt Dun Choinichean

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through stunted trees above Allt Dun Choinichean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🪦Old Burial GroundCemetery4.2 km→✦Dun Nan GallHistoric site800 m→🐄Gremlin's Jam BoxVisitor farm2.5 km→✦Dun MorHistoric site3.4 km→✦Torloisk HouseHistoric site4 km→✦Standing StoneHistoric site4.1 km→

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