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✦ Historic site
Cairnfield including ring cairn and cup and ring marked rocks 500m north west of Snook Bank
10 ha
Getting here
55.34258, -1.80224
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Nelly's Moss Lakes Walk, Cragside Estate · Walking2.4 km
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🐄Northumbrian Hedgehog RescueVisitor farm3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Alnwick Moor bell pitsHistoric site4.7 km→⚽King George's FieldPlaying field4.6 km→⛪The Parish Church of St John the BaptistReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Cairnfield on Whitefield Edge, 900m south-west of Debdon WhitefieldHistoric site4.7 km→