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Long Cairn

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.45968, -2.48900

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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
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dicranomyia aperta, 7-spot Ladybird, Erioconopa trivialis +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dicranomyia aperta, 7-spot Ladybird, Erioconopa trivialis +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Varnished Hook-moss, Lurid Cupola-moss, Pellucid Plait-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Varnished Hook-moss, Lurid Cupola-moss, Pellucid Plait-moss +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km
Named routeRef 70Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 9.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ravenstonedale Moor

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ravenstonedale Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryHistoric site3.7 km→✦Foundations N of St Oswald's ChurchHistoric site4.8 km→✦Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneHistoric site3.2 km→✦Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal BeckHistoric site3.9 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 350m WNW of MaisongillHistoric site3.9 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlementHistoric site3.9 km→

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