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✦ Historic site
Field system including over 300 clearance cairns and two hut circles at Iron Howe
12 ha
Getting here
54.34722, -1.18974
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
11
3 named nearby · 8 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
8
8 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Cleveland Way · Walking0
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn) · Walking0
The Inn Way · Walking0
The White Rose Cycle Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
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
✦Cairnfield on the south west of Hawnby Moor including a round barrow and a standing stoneHistoric site1.4 km→✦Round barrow south of Hambleton EndHistoric site4.7 km→✦Round barrow 500m north west of Lower Locker FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Cairnfield 500m north east of Bumper CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Round barrow 180m south west of Sike HouseHistoric site2 km→✦Miley Howe round barrowHistoric site2.8 km→