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Macrae's Monument

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.52063, -4.59068

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greenshank, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greenshank, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Giant Hogweed, Bluebell +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Giant Hogweed, Bluebell +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ayrshire Coastal PathWalking route170 km

Long-distance hiking route. A designated 'Scotland's Great Trail'.

Named routeLength 170 kmNational walking route
River Ayr WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route
Whithorn Way (alternative to east of Troon)Walking route

This alternative route bypasses Troon township. It passes between Troon Darley and Troon Fullarton golf courses to the left (east) and a railway siding and houses to the right (west)

Named routeRef WWLocal walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Loans to Troon Active Travel CorridorCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route568 m
Named routeRef 7Length 568 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 7Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Macrae's Monument, Monkton

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Macrae's Monument, Monkton

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🌱Boydfield GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Boydfield GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱St Ninian's ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱King George V ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Crandleyhill GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Shaw ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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