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Rays Fort

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.33668, -5.82941

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Brittlegill, Ochre Brittlegill, False Chanterelle +24 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blackening Brittlegill, Ochre Brittlegill, False Chanterelle +24 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +236 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +236 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Anemone, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Anemone, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bog LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cumran LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Harmoney HillWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Seaforde Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chapel PadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2 - The Slieve Croob RouteCycling route25 km
Named routeRef 2Length 25 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4145 : Farm house and buildings on the slopes of Ray's Fort, Loughinisland

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4145 : Farm house and buildings on the slopes of Ray's Fort, Loughinisland

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🌱Seaforde GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Mullamore Drive GreenspaceUrban park4 km→✦Gardenhill FortHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Nutgrove GardenUrban park2.1 km→✦Loughinisland ChurchesHistoric site1.1 km→✦Seaforde HouseHistoric site2.2 km→

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