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Easter Rarichie, hill fort

1 ha

📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

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57.73706, -3.94415

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Oystercatcher
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Red-throated Diver, Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-throated Diver, Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Carline Thistle, Purple Oxytropis, Mossy Stonecrop +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Carline Thistle, Purple Oxytropis, Mossy Stonecrop +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pine Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Selatosomus aeneus +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pine Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Selatosomus aeneus +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route54 m

Named routeRef 1Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route64 m

Named routeRef 1Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Lesser Whitethroat · Peregrine · Red-throated Diver · Whimbrel · Quail +50

Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

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Insects2 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Carline Thistle · Dwarf Mallow · Purple Oxytropis

Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Purple OxytropisOxytropis halleri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Lesser Whitethroat · Peregrine · Red-throated Diver · Whimbrel · Quail +50

Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GannetMorus bassanus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Carline Thistle · Dwarf Mallow · Purple Oxytropis

Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Purple OxytropisOxytropis halleri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 sylvia duckworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪Hilton Free ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Fearn Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Nigg Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Easter Rarichie, dun siteHistoric site0 m→✦Wester Rarichie, dunHistoric site300 m→✦Shandwick StoneHistoric site1.6 km→

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