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Norman's Law Settlement

4 ha

📷 I A Smellie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

56.36910, -3.12536

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Climbing Corydalis, Common Rock-rose +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Climbing Corydalis, Common Rock-rose +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cup Lichen · last seen 2020; Fungi — Cup Lichen · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Errol South Circular PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 777Cycling route
Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 777Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route413 m
Named routeRef 77Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunset from Norman's Law

📷 I A Smellie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunset from Norman's Law

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Free Church of Creich and FliskHistoric site1.8 km→⛪Moonzie ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Norman's Law HillfortHistoric site100 m→✦Creich CastleHistoric site2.5 km→✦Collairnie CastleHistoric site3 km→✦Parbroath CastleHistoric site3 km→

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