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Saint Colmac's Church Ruins

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📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.85979, -5.11218

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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
  • 🌿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
Bike parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis +286 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris cambrensis subsp. cambrensis +286 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Water Mint, Common Nettle +29 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Island WayWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route
Bute Path NetworkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bute Pilgrimage Route - St BlaneWalking route

A walking pathway with accompanying notes to aid Christian reflection

Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Bute Cycle NetworkMountain bike route
Named routeRef www.tzcb.org.uk

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bute - Ruins of St Colmac's Church - Looking up the tower

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bute - Ruins of St Colmac's Church - Looking up the tower

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Winter GardensUrban park4.2 km→⛪PresbyReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Rothesay CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Ninian's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪The United Church of ButeReligious grounds4.9 km→

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