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📷 Wikipedia · 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

58.21575, -6.39518

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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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Dark Arches +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, White-tailed Bumblebee, Dark Arches +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Cuckooflower, Closterium parvulum +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Cuckooflower, Closterium parvulum +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Rollrim +2 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Rollrim +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean Way (Hiking)Walking route252 km

Hiking route along the length of the Outer Hebrides

Named routeLength 252 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lews Castle ParkrunWalking route5 km

5km route used by Lews Castle Parkrun

Named routeLength 5 kmParkrun

Wildlife to spot

Photos

90 mm gun M1/M2/M3

📷 Wikipedia · 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 · CC BY-SA 3.0

90 mm gun M1/M2/M3

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