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Torr a'Chaisteil, dun

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56.32233, -6.29863

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Wren, Robin +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Wren, Robin +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Scotch Argus +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Scotch Argus +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Usnea cornuta s. lat., Usnea subfloridana, Usnea flammea +1 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Usnea cornuta s. lat., Usnea subfloridana, Usnea flammea +1 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Tormentil, Wood Melick, Wood Millet +4 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Tormentil, Wood Melick, Wood Millet +4 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes 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

Saint Conan Coastal RouteWalking route

Route requires good navigation skills between Bunessan and Carsaig, including use of compass. Enters remote mountain terrain.

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Starling · Pied Wagtail · Hooded Crow · Swallow +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
RavenCorvus corax2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Great TitParus major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Indet. Deer

Indet. DeerCervidae

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2023

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Carabus glabratus · Green Tiger Beetle · Mantis Fly · Keeled Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser +4

Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Mantis FlyOchthera mantis2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Starling · Pied Wagtail · Hooded Crow · Swallow +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
RavenCorvus corax2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Great TitParus major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2023
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Indet. Deer

Indet. DeerCervidae

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2023

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Carabus glabratus · Green Tiger Beetle · Mantis Fly · Keeled Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser +4

Carabus glabratusCarabus glabratus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Mantis FlyOchthera mantis2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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