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Hill Fort

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.77937, -2.84621

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Swallow +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Swallow +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +109 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +109 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Juniper, Wood Crane's-bill, Moschatel +239 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Common Juniper, Wood Crane's-bill, Moschatel +239 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Sheep's Sorrel, Raspberry +36 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Innerleithen Yellow RouteCycling route59 km
Named routeRef yellowLength 59 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Laverockbank

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Laverockbank

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxton PlayparkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Oxton Park/Football PitchUrban park3 km→⛪Channelkirk Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Soutra AisleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Roman CAmp (remains)Historic site1 km→✦HillhouseHistoric site3.6 km→

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