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✦ Historic site
Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
6 ha
Getting here
50.78675, -2.55494
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
4 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
32
32 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Macmillan Way · Walking290 km
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Route 26 · Cycling0
Frome Valley Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Drift Road · public footpath
Drift Road · bridleway
Drift Road · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Field system W of Fore HillHistoric site1.2 km→✦Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford FarmHistoric site4.7 km→✦Field system and enclosures on Middle HillHistoric site1.8 km→✦CHANTMARLEHistoric site4 km→✦Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish BarnHistoric site3 km→🌱Tibbs Hollow Picnic SiteUrban park4.4 km→