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Gellyburn

📷 Paul McLennan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.53716, -3.47373

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ramping-fumitory, Marsh Cudweed, Red Clover +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Ramping-fumitory, Marsh Cudweed, Red Clover +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oakwood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Catchpenny to Butterstone PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Five Mile WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Birnam Hill and The River TayWalking route13.5 km

An adventurous route over Birnam Hill, through where the buffalo roamed and back along the River Tay

Named routeLength 13.5 kmLocal cycle route
River Tay WayWalking route

This is a newly proposed route.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
Dunkeld Loch Ordie Butterstone LoopCycling route24 km

Half day cycle on mostly good tracks.

Named routeLength 24 kmRound tripLocal 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 77Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 77Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 77Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farina Mill, Gellyburn

📷 Paul McLennan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farina Mill, Gellyburn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦InchtuthilHistoric site2.9 km→⛪Clunie ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Murthly Saw MillHistoric site4 km→✦former millHistoric site4.9 km→✦Old Clunie CastleHistoric site5 km→✦Stone circle.Historic site1.1 km→

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