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Mercat Cross

📷 Wikipedia · Mercat cross · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

57.66829, -2.50244

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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 — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ectopsocus petersi, 10-spot Ladybird, Cerobasis guestfalica +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Field Horsetail, Sea Plantain +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Field Horsetail, Sea Plantain +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Whitehills alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
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 route907 m
Named routeRef 1Length 907 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Mercat cross

📷 Wikipedia · Mercat cross · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Princess Royal ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Duff House Public GardenUrban park1.3 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Duff House GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱The KnowesUrban park400 m→🪦Myrus CemeteryCemetery1.2 km→

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