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Glenbarr Abbey - Clan Macalister Museum & Tea Room

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📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.56506, -5.69679

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Blackbird, Wheatear +63 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Stonechat, Blackbird, Wheatear +63 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dryopteris borreri, Jacobaea, Floating Sweet-grass +254 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Dryopteris borreri, Jacobaea, Floating Sweet-grass +254 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kintyre WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glenbarr Abbey

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🪦Cladh nam PaiteanCemetery1.8 km→✦An Dunan, dun siteHistoric site1.3 km→✦Dun Barr Uachdaraich, dun siteHistoric site1.6 km→✦Corputechan, dun siteHistoric site3 km→✦Dùn Dòmhnuill, dun siteHistoric site4.7 km→✦Dun Ach' na h-AthaHistoric site2.4 km→

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