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Blackchester (Roman Fort)

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.53808, -2.69706

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Caloplaca alstrupii, Reichlingia anombrophila, Micarea misella +1 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Caloplaca alstrupii, Reichlingia anombrophila, Micarea misella +1 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Small White, Green-veined White +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eildon Hills TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 2Local walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km
Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route
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Cycling

11 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 Yellow RouteCycling route22 km

Scott's View and Dryburgh

Named routeRef yellowLength 22 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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
Denholm and LillisleafCycling route31 km
Named routeRef redLength 31 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackchester Moss

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackchester Moss

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Nearby places

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🌱Leaf GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Lilliesleaf GreenUrban park3.9 km→✦Mercat Cross War MemorialHistoric site3.2 km→🐄Scottish Borders Donkey SanctuaryVisitor farm4.7 km→⛪Bowden ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Old Pinnacle DovecoteHistoric site3.5 km→

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