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Gearsay Cairn Broch

0 ha

📷 Les Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

58.50578, -3.24997

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Starling +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Starling +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Cottongrass, Compact Rush +65 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Cottongrass, Compact Rush +65 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Large Heath, Large White +2 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Green-veined White, Large Heath, Large White +2 more · last seen 2015

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km
Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House and drive at Gersa

📷 Les Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House and drive at Gersa

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Alexander Bain MonumentHistoric site4.9 km→✦Cogle (broch site)Historic site1.2 km→✦Scottag Cairn, BrochHistoric site2 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.7 km→✦Ring of Castle HillHistoric site3.8 km→✦Gunn's Hillock, Broch siteHistoric site3.9 km→

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