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Hector MacDonald Monument

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📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.59239, -4.42884

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Wasp, German Wasp · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Wasp, German Wasp · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hawthorn, Tutsan · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Tutsan · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

John O'Groats Trail (Culbokie to Alness)Walking route

Named routeRef JoG02Local walking route

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route204 m

Named routeRef 1Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route372 m

Named routeRef 1Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route461 m

Named routeRef 1Length 461 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds50 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SiskinSpinus spinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,996 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunlinCalidris alpina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SiskinSpinus spinus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Craig Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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