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Maclellan's Castle

0 ha

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.83709, -4.05304

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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
  • ☕Feast — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Curlew +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Curlew +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Common Darter +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Common Darter +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route566 m
Named routeRef 7Length 566 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m
Named routeRef 7Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route296 m
Named routeRef 7Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

MacLellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

MacLellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright

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Nearby places

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🌱Soperie GardensUrban park200 m→⛪St Cuthbert's Parish ChurchReligious grounds200 m→🌱Gartshore ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Kirkcudbright Golf ClubUrban park800 m→✦Kirkcudbright MotteHistoric site100 m→🪦St Cuthbert's ChurchyardCemetery800 m→

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