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Killean Hillfort

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.64205, -5.65331

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Northern Diver, Starling, Pied Wagtail +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Northern Diver, Starling, Pied Wagtail +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Pineappleweed, Common Cottongrass +277 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Yarrow, Pineappleweed, Common Cottongrass +277 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Water Mint +26 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +12 more · last seen 2025

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

Cattle grid on estate track above Killean

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle grid on estate track above Killean

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Nearby places

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✦St. John's Church (ruins)Historic site700 m→✦Beacharra Chambered Long CairnHistoric site1.7 km→✦Beacharra Standing StoneHistoric site1.7 km→✦Red Cove, dun siteHistoric site2.3 km→✦Old Largie CastleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss (1647)Historic site4.3 km→

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