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Redcastle

0 ha

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.51346, -4.36573

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Redshank +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Mildew, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Birch Bolete +39 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Oak Mildew, Dryad's Saddle, Brown Birch Bolete +39 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Lispocephala pallipalpis, Comma +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Lispocephala pallipalpis, Comma +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bulbous Buttercup, Sweet Cicely, Beech +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bulbous Buttercup, Sweet Cicely, Beech +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Muir of Ord to North Kessock via BlairdhuCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 1Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 1Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The ruin of Redcastle

📷 Julian Paren · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruin of Redcastle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kirkhill Community ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪Killearnan Parish ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🪦Tore Burial GroundCemetery3.4 km→🐄Black Isle BerriesVisitor farm4.2 km→✦GlasshouseHistoric site300 m→✦Grey CairnHistoric site3.8 km→

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