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Caisteal Aoidhe, dun site

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.88694, -5.34473

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Eider +51 more · last seen 2026

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Eider +51 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — encrusting algae indet., Bank Haircap, Common Haircap +242 more · last seen 2018

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loch Lomond and Cowal WayWalking route92 km▾
Named routeLength 92 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Corranbuie TrailWalking route4.2 km▾
Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tarbert Castle TrailWalking route1.6 km▾
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 94Regional cycle route
Five Ferries RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Caisteal Aoidhe

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Caisteal Aoidhe

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

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🌱Tarbert Castle GroundsUrban park4.8 km→✦Tarbert CastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦Tarbert CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦Ascog KeepHistoric site3.8 km→✦Stonefield Castle HotelHistoric site4.5 km→✦Old Glenan villageHistoric site1.6 km→