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Milecastle 27 (Low Brunton)

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.02433, -2.13181

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Wall-rue, Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Wall-rue, Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route452 m
Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route246 m
Named routeRef 72Length 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep in field at Low Brunton

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep in field at Low Brunton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31Historic site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park900 m→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Chesters and the road to Simonburn in wall miles 27, 28 and 29Historic site2.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25Historic site3.3 km→✦Turret 29A (Black Carts)Historic site3.5 km→✦Milecastle 30 (Limestone Corner)Historic site4.4 km→

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