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Duntanachan, dun site

0 ha

📷 Nigel Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.40196, -5.30467

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sticta sylvatica, Pannaria rubiginosa, Leptogium burgessii +34 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Sticta sylvatica, Pannaria rubiginosa, Leptogium burgessii +34 more · last seen 2015

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Insect spotting

Insects — Transparent Burnet, Drinker, Small Phoenix +155 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Transparent Burnet, Drinker, Small Phoenix +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Hairy Wood-rush, Holly +215 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bracken, Hairy Wood-rush, Holly +215 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Rowan +14 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal 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

Knoll west of Duntanachan

📷 Nigel Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knoll west of Duntanachan

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Nearby places

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✦Barguillean, dun siteHistoric site1.8 km→✦Clachadow, dun siteHistoric site1.8 km→✦Sheiling For Deirdre and NaoiseHistoric site2.7 km→✦An Dun, dun siteHistoric site3.3 km→

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