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Tongue How prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, cemetery and cairnfield, Romano-British farmstead, shieling and lynchets
55 ha
Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha
Getting here
54.47407, -3.43486
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
🚴Cycling
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
🐴Horse riding
v10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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
✓ 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
✦Town Bank prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, ring cairn and cairnfieldHistoric site1.7 km→⛪Haile Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Monk's Bridge 320m south east of FarthwaiteHistoric site900 m→✦Stockdale Moor prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, unenclosed cairn cemetery, ring cairns and funerary cairnsHistoric site3.2 km→✦Calder AbbeyHistoric site3.8 km→✦Monks Graves prehistoric cairn cemetery, cairnfields, field system, funerary cairns and a ring cairn on Stockdale MoorHistoric site2.7 km→