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Hopetoun Monument

📷 Aleks Scholz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.33596, -3.08370

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup +102 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup +102 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Large White +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Large White +8 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 777Cycling route
Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 777Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 777Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gloomy Hopetoun Monument

📷 Aleks Scholz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gloomy Hopetoun Monument

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Moat HillUrban park4.5 km→🌱Letham ParkUrban park3.1 km→🐄Scottish Deer CentreVisitor farm3.7 km→🌱Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega MazeUrban park4.2 km→⛪Cupar Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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