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High Ronachan cup marked stone

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.73025, -5.59304

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red-throated Diver
  • 🍄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
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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Red-throated Diver, Raven +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Red-throated Diver, Raven +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina cuspidata +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Common Orange Lichen, Ramalina cuspidata +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterbur, Broad Buckler-fern, Red Campion +309 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Butterbur, Broad Buckler-fern, Red Campion +309 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Ramsons +31 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2024

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

Late evening sunshine from Ronachan Dun

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Late evening sunshine from Ronachan Dun

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Kilcalmonell Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site100 m→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site100 m→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site100 m→✦North Carnbeg, High Ronachan farmsteadHistoric site100 m→✦Cup and ring marked stoneHistoric site200 m→

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