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Kirkcarswell Motte

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.81792, -3.94018

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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 — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Helophorus aequalis, Helophorus brevipalpis +138 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Helophorus aequalis, Helophorus brevipalpis +138 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cat's-ear, Creeping Thistle, Annual Meadow-grass +195 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Cat's-ear, Creeping Thistle, Annual Meadow-grass +195 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Chickweed +23 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Turning to Kirkcarswell from the A711

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turning to Kirkcarswell from the A711

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Dundrennan AbbeyHistoric site1.3 km→🪦Auchencairn CemeteryCemetery4.6 km→✦Castlecreavie DunHistoric site2.9 km→✦Castlecreavie Fort/SettlementHistoric site3.1 km→✦Colin Mill Bridge FortHistoric site4.5 km→✦Glennap FortHistoric site4.5 km→

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