← Back✦ Historic site

Dun Torcusay

BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.45250, -7.40117

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Common Gull
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Northern Colletes, Six-spot Burnet +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Yellow Bumblebee, Northern Colletes, Six-spot Burnet +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hebridean WayCycling route

Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Starling · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +48

Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GadwallMareca strepera
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TealAnas crecca
Arenaria interpres interpresArenaria interpres interpres
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
PuffinFratercula arctica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Starling · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +48

Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GadwallMareca strepera
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RavenCorvus corax
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TealAnas crecca
Arenaria interpres interpresArenaria interpres interpres
WigeonMareca penelope
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
PuffinFratercula arctica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reed beds at Loch Torcusay

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Balivanich Play ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Tagsa Uibhist Community GardenUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Teampull MhuireHistoric site800 m→✦Free ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→✦Teampull Chaluim ChilleHistoric site2.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: b523e93b-e49d-4207-b145-569339a1a501