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Eascairt, dun site

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.72847, -5.42744

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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 — Barn Owl, Black Grouse, Raven +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Black Grouse, Raven +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hypotrachyna taylorensis, Hazel Gloves, Hypotrachyna laevigata +27 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Hypotrachyna taylorensis, Hazel Gloves, Hypotrachyna laevigata +27 more · last seen 2024

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Saltmarsh Flat-sedge, Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Tufted Hair-grass +274 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Saltmarsh Flat-sedge, Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Tufted Hair-grass +274 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Bramble +28 more foraging species

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Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue +39 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue +39 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Arran Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeRound tripNational 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

Trig. Point, Eascairt Point

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig. Point, Eascairt Point

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