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Bell Hill Hillfort

2 ha

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.54839, -2.79751

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orchid Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orchid Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eildon Hills TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 2Local walking route
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Traquair to Hawick)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Melrose Green RouteCycling route

Eildons

Named routeRef greenLocal cycle route
Melrose Red RouteCycling route25 km

Midlem & Lindean

Named routeRef redLength 25 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Innerleithen Blue RouteCycling route67 km
Named routeRef blueLength 67 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Iron Age hillfort on Bell Hill

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron Age hillfort on Bell Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bog ParkUrban park2.6 km→⛪St Joseph's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Old KirkHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Leaf GreenUrban park4.9 km→🪦Brierylaw CemeteryCemetery2.1 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site2.8 km→

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