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Dun Skeig

1 ha

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.75616, -5.57480

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Eider +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Eider +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Ricasolia virens +46 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Ricasolia virens +46 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bramble, Honeysuckle +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Bramble, Honeysuckle +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Wood-sorrel, Hybrid Oak +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside the Dun Skeig stone-age fort

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside the Dun Skeig stone-age fort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Kilcalmonell Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site3.1 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site3.1 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site3.1 km→✦Cup and ring marked stoneHistoric site3.2 km→🪦Cill'an AonghaisCemetery4.5 km→

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