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Elcho Castle

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Leptura quadrifasciata, Volucella pellucens +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Leptura quadrifasciata, Volucella pellucens +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dandelion · last seen 2024; Plants — Dandelion · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Forts TrailWalking route

Visits Moncreiffe Hill and Moredun Top Hillforts. Good paths with some steep inclines.

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Three Saints WayWalking route130 km

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route
Fir Long LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Sculpture StrollWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
River Tay WayWalking route

This is a newly proposed route.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 775Cycling route
Named routeRef 775National Cycle Network
Perth Circular Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 77Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 77Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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