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Liddel Strength motte and bailey castle and fortified tower house

2 ha

📷 Howard Mattinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.05830, -2.93781

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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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Sorrel +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Kestrel +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Kestrel +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Changing Forget-me-not, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +127 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Changing Forget-me-not, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Brown Chafer, Ocys harpaloides · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Brown Chafer, Ocys harpaloides · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Earthworks and Liddel Strength

📷 Howard Mattinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earthworks and Liddel Strength

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Canonbie Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪Kirkandrews on Esk ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Scots' DikeHistoric site4.1 km→✦Gilnockie TowerHistoric site4.8 km→✦Netherby HallHistoric site2.6 km→✦Castra ExploratorumHistoric site2.6 km→

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