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✦ Historic site
Barnscar prehistoric cairnfield, two hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, and a Romano-British farmstead, trackway and field system
35 ha
Getting here
54.35152, -3.33240
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
2 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to Silecroft · Walking0
Eskdale TRail · Cycling0
Cumbria Coastal Way · Walking298 km
Hadrian's Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱St Michael's ChurchUrban park3.2 km→✦MUNCASTER CASTLEHistoric site3.6 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle settlement, field system, funerary cairn, and a medieval shieling on Birkby Fell west of Devoke WaterHistoric site1.8 km→✦Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of StaintonHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Pike How prehistoric cairnfield and associated field system 320m south west of High GroundHistoric site3.9 km→