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Wester Lamington Long Cairn

0 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.77400, -4.10769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Chaffinch
  • ✦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

Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Carabus glabratus, Cicadella viridis +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Carabus glabratus, Cicadella viridis +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026; Fungi — Thekopsora areolata · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John O'Groats Trail (Alness to Tain)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG03Local walking route
John O'Groats Trail (Tain to Dornoch)Walking route
Named routeRef JoG04Local walking route
Aldie Burn TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Cromarty alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route33 m
Named routeLength 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 1Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In the Forests of Lamington Park

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In the Forests of Lamington Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🪦Logie Easter Burial GroundCemetery3.6 km→⛪Logie Easter Church of ScotlandReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Vincent De Paul ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱Lamington ParkUrban park700 m→✦Carn Liath, Long CairnHistoric site2.5 km→✦Pulpit RockHistoric site3.3 km→

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