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Hodge Cairn Hillfort

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.75253, -2.92720

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Chaffinch
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Chaffinch, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, False Oat-grass, White Dead-nettle +15 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, False Oat-grass, White Dead-nettle +15 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Autumn Hawkbit, Dandelion

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 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
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hodge Cairn Fort and Shank Wood

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hodge Cairn Fort and Shank Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Heriot Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Cairn / Cemetery (Bronze Age) (possible)Historic site1.3 km→✦Burial / Cairn (possible, period unknown), Clearance Cairn (possible)Historic site1.4 km→✦Hoppringle Castle (private) (Medieval, remains of)Historic site1.4 km→✦Cortleferry Scooped Settlement (on Hoppringle Hill) Middle Iron AgeHistoric site1.6 km→✦Halltree RingsHistoric site1.9 km→

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