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Stone Circle

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📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.75662, -5.04274

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Curlew +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Curlew +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dryopteris borreri, Scaly Male-fern, Lesser Celandine +170 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Dryopteris borreri, Scaly Male-fern, Lesser Celandine +170 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Malus sylvestris, Bilberry +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Island WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bute Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull +66

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
EiderSomateria mollissima
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia illustrata · Syrphus ribesii

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Rubus raduloides · Rubus hebridensis

Rubus raduloidesRubus raduloides
Rubus hebridensisRubus hebridensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull +66

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
EiderSomateria mollissima
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia illustrata · Syrphus ribesii

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Rubus raduloides · Rubus hebridensis

Rubus raduloidesRubus raduloides
Rubus hebridensisRubus hebridensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The three remaining stones at Kingarth Stone Circle

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✦Mount Stuart HouseHistoric site4.2 km→✦Augusta, Princess Dowager of Wales MonumentHistoric site4.4 km→✦Stone CircleHistoric site100 m→✦Saint Blane's ChapelHistoric site2.2 km→✦Dunagoil: burial chamber, forts, caves, cupmarked stone and longhouses.Historic site2.6 km→✦Dun Scalpsie, dunHistoric site4.8 km→

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