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Portnellan Island, Crannog

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📷 Dave Fergusson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.22703, -4.27167

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Green Tiger Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great Trossachs PathWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmNational walking route
Ben Ledi TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 9Local walking route
The MeadowsWalking route
Named route
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Coilhallan woodWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

18 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
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m
Named routeRef 7Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 7Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Portnellan cottage

📷 Dave Fergusson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portnellan cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The MeadowsUrban park3.8 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park3.5 km→✦Tom Na Chisaig, MotteHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Drippan FarmHistoric site4.7 km→