← Back
✦ Historic site
Prehistoric hut circle settlement and cairnfield, three medieval settlements and associated field systems, and two shielings north of Crosbythwaite
23 ha
Getting here
54.34895, -3.24771
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies65%Named cycling route nearby: Lakes & Dales Loop
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 public paths
Public access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Eskdale TRail · Cycling0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
1 / 15
🌱 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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysLoading local forecast…
Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Hesk Fell prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, a linear boundary, and a dispersed medieval settlement and field system 840m west of Horseman GateHistoric site1.5 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Hesk Fell 800m north of Holehouse BridgeHistoric site1.8 km→✦Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank FarmhouseHistoric site3.4 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke WaterHistoric site4.2 km→✦Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend BridgeHistoric site1.1 km→✦Pike How prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 320m south west of High GroundHistoric site3 km→