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Dunagoil Vitrified Fort

3 ha

📷 Rod collier · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

55.73322, -5.05152

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Kestrel
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Kestrel, Oystercatcher +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Kestrel, Oystercatcher +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Heath-grass, Equal-leaved Knotgrass +341 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Heath-grass, Equal-leaved Knotgrass +341 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawkweed, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Autumn Hawkbit +28 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Kestrel, Oystercatcher +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Kestrel, Oystercatcher +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Scathophaga stercoraria, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Scathophaga stercoraria, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
West Island WayWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cave at Dunagoil fort

📷 Rod collier · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cave at Dunagoil fort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Dunagoil: burial chamber, forts, caves, cupmarked stone and longhouses.Historic site100 m→✦Saint Blane's ChapelHistoric site1.1 km→✦Stone CircleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Stone CircleHistoric site2.8 km→✦Little Dunagoil FortHistoric site300 m→💧Lower ReservoirReservoir2.5 km→

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