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Ancient settlement Hunterheugh Crags

2 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.44390, -1.81819

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Rook
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Swallow +78 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Swallow +78 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dark Crottle, Lepraria incana s. lat., Peltigera hymenina +7 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Bilberry, Crowberry +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Massive split rock outcrop at south-west side of Hunterheugh Crags

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Massive split rock outcrop at south-west side of Hunterheugh Crags

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hulne ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪Church of St MauriceReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field systemHistoric site3.6 km→✦Defended settlement, Romano-British settlement and field system 100m south and east of Jenny's LanternHistoric site1.5 km→✦Romano-British settlement and field systemHistoric site1.5 km→⛪Bolton ChapelReligious grounds3.2 km→