Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 240m south east of Dow Scar
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.59699, -2.36429
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red Grouse (scotica) and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit, Skylark +11 more · last seen 2021; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia pocillum, Porpidia tuberculosa, Lecanora polytropa +30 more · last seen 2014
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tinodes dives, Philopotamus montanus, Beraea maurus +17 more · last seen 2012
Upland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km▾
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
17 photos from nearby open sources
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
138 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
138 records · NBN AtlasRed Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Curlew · Golden Plover
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2012
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2012
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
- CurlewNumenius arquata2012
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2012
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2011
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2010
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2012Common Frog
Tinodes dives · Philopotamus montanus · Beraea maurus · Drusus annulatus · Silo pallipes
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tinodes divesTinodes dives
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus
- Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
Cladonia pocillum · Porpidia tuberculosa · Lecanora polytropa · Lepra corallina · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cladonia pocillumCladonia pocillum
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa
- Lepra corallinaLepra corallina
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Fine-leaved Leskea · Downy Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
138 records · NBN AtlasRed Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Curlew · Golden Plover
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2012
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2012
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
- CurlewNumenius arquata2012
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2012
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2012
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2012
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2012
- RavenCorvus corax2011
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- DipperCinclus cinclus2011
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2010
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2012Common Frog
Tinodes dives · Philopotamus montanus · Beraea maurus · Drusus annulatus · Silo pallipes
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tinodes divesTinodes dives
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus
- Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
Cladonia pocillum · Porpidia tuberculosa · Lecanora polytropa · Lepra corallina · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cladonia pocillumCladonia pocillum
- Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
- Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa
- Lepra corallinaLepra corallina
- Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
- Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Fine-leaved Leskea · Downy Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leuctra moselyi
Leuctra moselyi
Leuctra moselyi
Leuctra moselyi
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2010Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2010Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeriLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisAmphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollisNemoura cambricaNemoura cambricaNemoura cambricaNemoura cambricaNemoura erraticaNemoura erraticaNemoura erraticaNemoura erraticaPurple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2011Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2011Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2010Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2010Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010Lepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisLepraria nivalisPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataPorpidia crustulataMelanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosaLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaLecanora soraliferaSquamarina cartilagineaSquamarina cartilagineaSquamarina cartilagineaSquamarina cartilagineaRhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumRhizocarpon petraeumBuellia aethaleaBuellia aethaleaBuellia aethaleaBuellia aethaleaDermatocarpon miniatumDermatocarpon miniatumDermatocarpon miniatumDermatocarpon miniatumParmelia omphalodesParmelia omphalodesParmelia omphalodesParmelia omphalodesClathroporinopsis nidarosiensisClathroporinopsis nidarosiensisClathroporinopsis nidarosiensisClathroporinopsis nidarosiensisThalloidima sedifoliumThalloidima sedifoliumThalloidima sedifoliumThalloidima sedifoliumArctoparmelia incurvaArctoparmelia incurvaArctoparmelia incurvaArctoparmelia incurvaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea var. furfuraceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPorpidia soredizodesPorpidia soredizodesPorpidia soredizodesPorpidia soredizodesTrapelia placodioidesTrapelia placodioidesTrapelia placodioidesTrapelia placodioidesLecanora intricataLecanora intricataLecanora intricataLecanora intricataFlavoplaca flavocitrinaFlavoplaca flavocitrinaFlavoplaca flavocitrinaFlavoplaca flavocitrinaLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirensHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaHypogymnia tubulosaVariospora flavescensVariospora flavescensVariospora flavescensVariospora flavescensStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianumRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicumAcarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscataNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataNetted Shield LichenParmelia sulcataScytinium lichenoidesScytinium lichenoidesScytinium lichenoidesScytinium lichenoidesVerrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescensEvents & activities nearby
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