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Six cairns on Buttern Hill

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📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.60595, -4.58083

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Willow Warbler +52 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Willow Warbler +52 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Rosy Crust, Yellow Brain, Candlesnuff Fungus +235 more · last seen 2020

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly, Common Darter +61 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Cairn and Cist, Buttern Hill

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn and Cist, Buttern Hill

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow TorHistoric site4.6 km→✦Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne DownHistoric site2.8 km→✦Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of NewparkHistoric site2.1 km→✦Wayside cross 660m north of Basil FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦St Clether Holy WellHistoric site4 km→✦Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick HillHistoric site1.8 km→