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Murray's Monument

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.01816, -4.36702

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Raven +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Raven +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech Fern, Variable Crisp-moss, Rock Pocket-moss +378 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Beech Fern, Variable Crisp-moss, Rock Pocket-moss +378 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech Fern, Wood-sorrel, Great Scented Liverwort +27 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Glentrool Big Country Ride Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GBCLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The TwisterMountain bike route
Named route
Kirroughtree Black LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Murray's Monument

📷 Billy McCrorie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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