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The Burrian Broch

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📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

60.27166, -1.13782

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Wigeon
✦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

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Wigeon
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Wigeon, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Wigeon, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Wood Tiger, Red Admiral +1 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Wood Tiger, Red Admiral +1 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Rough Earwort · last seen 2020; Plants — Rough Earwort · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LingnessWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Skellister BeachWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route A970Cycling route

Named routeRef A970Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Willow Warbler · Great Northern Diver · Black Guillemot · Meadow Pipit · Shag +37

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiola2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Rock DoveColumba livia
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Shetland WrenTroglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Seals

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
SealsPinnipedia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Willow Warbler · Great Northern Diver · Black Guillemot · Meadow Pipit · Shag +37

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiola2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
RazorbillAlca torda
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common GullLarus canus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Rock DoveColumba livia
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Shetland WrenTroglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2025

Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Seals

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
SealsPinnipedia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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