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Strontoiller circle

0 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.40796, -5.39439

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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
  • 🍄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 — Goldeneye, Robin, Willow Warbler +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldeneye, Robin, Willow Warbler +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Lophodermium apiculatum, Phyllachora junci +13 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Lophodermium apiculatum, Phyllachora junci +13 more · last seen 2019

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Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +64 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Heather, Meadowsweet +122 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Heather, Meadowsweet +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Common Sorrel +9 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
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Oban to DunbegCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 78Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A few stones of the Strontoiller stone circle

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A few stones of the Strontoiller stone circle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪Oban Free High ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦An Dunan, dun siteHistoric site4.4 km→✦Oban HydroHistoric site4.5 km→✦McCaig's TowerHistoric site4.7 km→⛪Kilmore and Kilbride Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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