Getting here
55.48554, -2.24237
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2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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4 named nearby
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Cycling
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4 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Hiking0
Yetholm Blue route · Cycling9 km
Kelso Red Route · Cycling53 km
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviation · Hiking0
About this historic site
Hill fort ?? is an ancient historic site covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of MounthoolyHistoric site3.3 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site3.6 km→✦Iron age fort?Historic site1.5 km→✦The Castles (fort)Historic site2.9 km→✦Shieling 930m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site3.1 km→✦Shieling 950m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site3.1 km→