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Hill fort ??

1 ha

📷 ian shiell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.48554, -2.24237

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Swallow +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Swallow +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crosswort, Greater Tussock-sedge, Meadowsweet +121 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Crosswort, Greater Tussock-sedge, Meadowsweet +121 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Bilberry +14 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 (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational 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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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km
Named routeRef blueLength 9 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km
Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km
Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fort on Kip Knowe near Sourhope, Scottish Borders

📷 ian shiell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fort on Kip Knowe near Sourhope, Scottish Borders

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Enclosed native settlements, cultivation terraces and cairn field south west of MounthoolyHistoric site3.3 km→✦Camp TopsHistoric site3.6 km→✦Iron age fort?Historic site1.5 km→✦The Castles (fort)Historic site2.9 km→✦Shieling 930m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site3.1 km→✦Shieling 950m SSW of MounthoolyHistoric site3.1 km→

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