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Harelaw Muir Long Cairn

0 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.77811, -3.30930

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Usnea subfloridana, Polycauliona polycarpa +13 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Oak Moss, Usnea subfloridana, Polycauliona polycarpa +13 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Downy Birch, Foxglove +239 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Downy Birch, Foxglove +239 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Raspberry, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green-veined White, Ringlet +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green-veined White, Ringlet +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bavelaw-Nine Mile BurnMountain bike route
Named routeMtb
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of Long Cairn at Deepsyke Forest

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of Long Cairn at Deepsyke Forest

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Nearby places

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🌱Lower GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lower GreenUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦GowkstaneHistoric site3.9 km→✦Stonypath Temporary CampHistoric site3.9 km→⛳Rutherford Castle Golf CourseGolf course2 km→

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