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Kirkton, dun site

📷 D Riddell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.28789, -5.60721

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Wigeon, Greylag Goose +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Wigeon, Greylag Goose +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, encrusting algae indet., Sea Beech +209 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, encrusting algae indet., Sea Beech +209 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sea Beech, Crowberry, Bramble +24 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Four-spotted Chaser +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Four-spotted Chaser +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ash Dieback, Chanterelle, Larch Bolete +3 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Ash Dieback, Chanterelle, Larch Bolete +3 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dun NW of Kirkton, Lochalsh

📷 D Riddell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dun NW of Kirkton, Lochalsh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Lochalsh Parish ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Gleann Udalain, dun siteHistoric site2.4 km→💧Lochalsh Dam ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→✦CrannogHistoric site3.6 km→✦Caisteal Grugaig, BrochHistoric site4.7 km→✦Kirkton, dun siteHistoric site500 m→

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