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Stair Haven Broch

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📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.84286, -4.79061

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spring Squill, Early-purple Orchid, Bloody Crane's-bill +16 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spring Squill, Early-purple Orchid, Bloody Crane's-bill +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Dandelion +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn)Walking route

From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.

Named routeRef WW-bRegional walking route

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route442 m

Named routeRef 83Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 83Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route53 m

Named routeRef 83Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route231 m

Named routeRef 83Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springautumn

2025

Red-throated Diver · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Herring Gull +50

Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
HoopoeUpupa epops
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GannetMorus bassanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RazorbillAlca torda
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius
RedshankTringa totanus
American WigeonMareca americana
EiderSomateria mollissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springautumn

2025

Red-throated Diver · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Herring Gull +50

Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
HoopoeUpupa epops
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GannetMorus bassanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RazorbillAlca torda
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius
RedshankTringa totanus
American WigeonMareca americana
EiderSomateria mollissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy Farrington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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