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The Gathering Stone

📷 Robert Smallman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.19746, -3.91864

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug, Emerald Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug, Emerald Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lower loopWalking route2.4 km

Visit the ruins at Fossachie and the site of Logie homestead on informal paths.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Dumyat summitWalking route5 km

Mix of path surfaces with some rocky and muddy sections. Look out for a beacon commissioned for the Queen's Jubilee in 1977.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Whitehill WalkWalking route700 m

A short stroll through the sycamore woods around White Hill.| Smooth gravel surface with one short uneven section. Includes some short steep slopes.

Named routeLength 700 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 765Cycling route
Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network
Route 768Cycling route
Named routeRef 768National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 765Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 765Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 765Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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The Gathering Stone

📷 Robert Smallman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Gathering Stone

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🌱Dunblane CathedralUrban park3.1 km→🌱Laighhills Public ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱The HaughUrban park3.1 km→🌱Holme HillUrban park2.7 km→🌱Laighhills Public ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Riverside Rock GardenUrban park3.2 km→

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