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Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of Mounthooly

5 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

55.49495, -2.19221

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Whooper Swan +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Redwing, Whooper Swan +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Madarch y Maes, Golden Spindles +9 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Madarch y Maes, Golden Spindles +9 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Parsley Fern, Wood Sage, Bracken +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Parsley Fern, Wood Sage, Bracken +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bilberry, Rowan +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route

to keep main route contiguous for route analysis

Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Yetholm) - deviation to The Cheviot via Scotsman's CairnWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track south of Mounthooly

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track south of Mounthooly

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman period native enclosed farmstead 320m north west of SouthernknoweHistoric site2.5 km→✦Round cairn 540m NNW of SouthernknoweHistoric site2.9 km→✦Round cairn 550m NNW of SouthernknoweHistoric site2.9 km→✦Southernknowe Roman period native enclosed settlement and clearance cairns, 280m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3 km→✦Roman period native enclosed settlement 460m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→✦Roman period native enclosed settlement 480m north of Sutherland BridgeHistoric site3.2 km→

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