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Prince's Stone

📷 ian shiell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.98737, -3.27143

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Wood-rush, Scots Pine, Foxglove +70 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Great Wood-rush, Scots Pine, Foxglove +70 more · last seen 2014

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Red Grouse (scotica), Black Grouse +5 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Red Grouse (scotica), Black Grouse +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry agg., Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Hairstreak, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2019; Insects — Green Hairstreak, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lochnagar & Loch MuickWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jock's RoadWalking route20 km
Named routeLength 20 kmLocal walking route
Dounalt TrailWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmLocal walking route
Around Craig LeekWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cairngorms LoopMountain bike route
Named route
Ballater to Gairnshiel CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRef 3
Around Craig LeekMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Feith an Laoigh above the Prince's Stone in Balmoral Forest

📷 ian shiell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Feith an Laoigh above the Prince's Stone in Balmoral Forest

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