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St Caireall’s Church Ruin

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.66499, -7.71543

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Wren, Willow Warbler +29 more · last seen 2017; Birds — Cuckoo, Wren, Willow Warbler +29 more · last seen 2017

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Bifid Crestwort +97 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Bifid Crestwort +97 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Peacock +3 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Peacock +3 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mullyfa TrailWalking route
Named route
KILLETER TO GORTINWalking route

https://walkni.com/walks/killeter-to-gortin/

Named route
Causeway Hill - From Killeter VillageWalking route

https://walkni.com/walks/causeway-hill-from-killeter-village/

Named route
GLENTIES TO KILLETERWalking route

https://walkni.com/walks/glenties-to-killeter/

Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H1879 : St Caireall's Graveyard, Magherakeel (The Plain Of The Church)

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H1879 : St Caireall's Graveyard, Magherakeel (The Plain Of The Church)

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