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Standing Stone

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Dogs welcome

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Starling, Hooded Crow +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Starling, Hooded Crow +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Trichophorum germanicum +111 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Trichophorum germanicum +111 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sphaerophorus globosus, Parmelia omphalodes, Dark Crottle +5 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sphaerophorus globosus, Parmelia omphalodes, Dark Crottle +5 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Crowberry, Bramble +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Standing Stone in grounds of Achaban House, Fionnphort, with Loch Poit na h-I (Loch Pottie) in background.

Standing Stone in grounds of Achaban House, Fionnphort, with Loch Poit na h-I (Loch Pottie) in background.

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