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Fingal’s Cauldron Seat

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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55.53993, -5.31584

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Darter +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Darter +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bruch's Pincushion, Wall Screw-moss, Kneiff's Hook-moss +7 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bruch's Pincushion, Wall Screw-moss, Kneiff's Hook-moss +7 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Arran Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeRound tripNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Hooded Crow · Wren · Common Gull +63

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Hooded Crow · Wren · Common Gull +63

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WigeonMareca penelope
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GannetMorus bassanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GuillemotUria aalge
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fingal's Cauldron Seat, Machrie Moor

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