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Kemp Law, dun site

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.56871, -4.60907

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Shag
  • ✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Shag, Eider +111 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Shag, Eider +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Lady's-tresses, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Dame's-violet +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Lady's-tresses, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Dame's-violet +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
New Town TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route
Whithorn Way (alternative to east of Troon)Walking route

This alternative route bypasses Troon township. It passes between Troon Darley and Troon Fullarton golf courses to the left (east) and a railway siding and houses to the right (west)

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 73Cycling route
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (7) / (73)Regional cycle route
Loans to Troon Active Travel CorridorCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small cliff by the Smugglers Trail

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small cliff by the Smugglers Trail

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shaw ParkUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Meddan's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪Portland ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪Troon Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱Annick ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Annick Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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