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Hownam Kings Fort

2 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.46798, -2.33303

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Rook +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Rook +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Blitum, Common Rock-rose +220 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Blitum, Common Rock-rose +220 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Common Orache, Wild Thyme +28 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route
Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km
Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Kalemouth and NisbetCycling route32 km
Named routeRef blueLength 32 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hownam Rings Fort and Settlement

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hownam Rings Fort and Settlement

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gateshaw BraeUrban park4.6 km→⛪Hownam Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Hownam LawHistoric site2.7 km→✦Chesterhouse TowerHistoric site2 km→✦Blackbrough HillHistoric site2.5 km→✦Thowliestane HillHistoric site2.5 km→

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