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Hellisay, dun site

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.01286, -7.34197

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Little Tern
  • 🍄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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Corncrake, Little Tern, Red-throated Diver +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corncrake, Little Tern, Red-throated Diver +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Lungwort Lichen, Honey Waxcap +26 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Lungwort Lichen, Honey Waxcap +26 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Myrmica ruginodis, Dotted Cloak +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Myrmica ruginodis, Dotted Cloak +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Maërl, Coralline crusts, Dark red crusts +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Maërl, Coralline crusts, Dark red crusts +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South coast of Hellisay

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South coast of Hellisay

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Caisteal a' BhreabadairHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bay Hirivagh, DunHistoric site4.6 km→

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