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Bank Head Hill, Settlement

1 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.22384, -3.17474

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Raven, Mallard +5 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Tawny Owl, Raven, Mallard +5 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Trailing St John's-wort, Lady's mantle, Sagina apetala +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Trailing St John's-wort, Lady's mantle, Sagina apetala +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Argent & Sable, Dryomyza anilis, Nimbus contaminatus +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Argent & Sable, Dryomyza anilis, Nimbus contaminatus +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottage at Castle Oer

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottage at Castle Oer

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Castle O'erHistoric site1.2 km→✦Slippery Knowe, SettlementHistoric site600 m→✦Yards Rig, SettlementHistoric site700 m→✦The Knowe, SettlementHistoric site800 m→✦Bank Head Hill, SettlementHistoric site1.1 km→✦White Birren, SettlementHistoric site2.4 km→

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