Inveraray, Argyll & Bute
★★★
The stone tower at the top Dùn na Cuaiche overlooks Inveraray and its castle, making up part of the castle’s 60,000-acre estate. The ascent to the summit is fairly straightforward, and tasty during autumn when ripe wild raspberries and blackberries often line the tracks higher up. Oh, and the views of Loch Fyne aren’t bad either.
Chronological photo guide
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NN 096093
GPS coordinates: 56.238256,-5.074720
Bus to Inveraray (0.5 mi)
Inveraray Castle car park
Key info
5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 240 m |
1.5-2 hr
Features:
Inveraray Castle ★★★★;
old limekilns; △ Dùn na Cuaiche (250 m)
⬤ Moderate | Good tracks and paths with sustained ascent higher up.
Out-and-back walk: start – Inveraray Castle – old limekilns – Dùn na Cuaiche – return by outward route. Route described on castle website
here
On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep with lambs, frogs – also hundreds of ripe raspberries.
Weather: Often sunny but with a heavy rain shower on ascent. Temperature in mid teens, feeling humid.
August 2016
