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Knapp Hill Fort

2 ha

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

56.47557, -3.15576

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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
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Comma, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Comma, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Dandelion, Double-toothed Dandelion, False Hook-lobed Dandelion +7 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Common Dandelion, Double-toothed Dandelion, False Hook-lobed Dandelion +7 more · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
The Railway PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drovers' RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Check Bar RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 77Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route818 m
Named routeRef 77Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 77Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 77Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The southern perimeter of hill fort on Dron Hill

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The southern perimeter of hill fort on Dron Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Helen McGregor ParkUrban park3.4 km→⛪Inchture ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Abernyte ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Marnock's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Liff ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Site of historic mill?Historic site2.5 km→

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