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Barns Burn Hillfort

1 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.36842, -2.80040

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Little Grebe +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Little Grebe +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Crane's-bill, Dog's Mercury, Hautbois Strawberry +108 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Wood Crane's-bill, Dog's Mercury, Hautbois Strawberry +108 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Elder +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Green Fritillary +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Green Fritillary +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
DenholmCycling route23 km
Named routeRef blueLength 23 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cavers and StobsCycling route30 km
Named routeRef redLength 30 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Vertish Hill LoopCycling route12 km
Named routeRef greenLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
RobertsonCycling route22 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A track leading to Barns Cottages

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A track leading to Barns Cottages

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stobs Camp (abandoned)Historic site1 km→✦Branxholme CastleHistoric site4.3 km→✦Branxholme CastleHistoric site4.3 km→✦Newbigging HIllfortHistoric site3.1 km→✦South BerryfellHistoric site3.2 km→⛳Hawick Golf CourseGolf course4.3 km→

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