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Longman Cairn

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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57.64735, -2.44087

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Swallow
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Swallow
✦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

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Red Admiral +1 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Red Admiral +1 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Sun Spurge, Thrift · last seen 2016; Plants — Perennial Sow-thistle, Sun Spurge, Thrift · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route303 m

Named routeRef 1Length 303 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

404 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Blackbird · Corn Bunting · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +43

SwallowHirundo rustica2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
Herring GullLarus argentatus2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2016
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
JackdawColoeus monedula2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2016
BuzzardButeo buteo2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
CurlewNumenius arquata2011
MagpiePica pica2011
Common GullLarus canus2011
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2016
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2012
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2011
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
RedshankTringa totanus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2022

Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Pine Marten · Badger · Roe Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
Pine MartenMartes martes
BadgerMeles meles2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2015
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2014

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2016

Perennial Sow-thistle · Sun Spurge · Thrift

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
ThriftArmeria maritima2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummer

2025

Swallow · Blackbird · Corn Bunting · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +43

SwallowHirundo rustica2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2016
Herring GullLarus argentatus2016
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2016
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
JackdawColoeus monedula2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2016
BuzzardButeo buteo2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2016
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
CurlewNumenius arquata2011
MagpiePica pica2011
Common GullLarus canus2011
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2016
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2014
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2012
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2011
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2011
SnipeGallinago gallinago2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
RedshankTringa totanus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2022

Brown Hare · Wild Cat Hybrid · Pine Marten · Badger · Roe Deer +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Wild Cat HybridFelis silvestris x catus
Pine MartenMartes martes
BadgerMeles meles2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2015
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2014

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2016

Perennial Sow-thistle · Sun Spurge · Thrift

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
ThriftArmeria maritima2015

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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