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Ronas Hill Chambered Cairn

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

60.53332, -1.44503

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Trailing Azalea, Alpine Lady's-mantle, Heather +91 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Trailing Azalea, Alpine Lady's-mantle, Heather +91 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Golden Plover, Raven, Skylark +16 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Golden Plover, Raven, Skylark +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Bilberry, Crowberry +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bordered White Underwing · last seen 2019; Insects — Broad-bordered White Underwing · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Access to Ronas HilWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
UrafirthWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
East Burn WoodsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chambered cairn on the summit of Ronas Hill

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chambered cairn on the summit of Ronas Hill

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