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Mud-walled cottage

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.45608, -6.71168

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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 — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Mistle Thrush +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Mistle Thrush +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Garden Carpet, Large White, Common Marbled Carpet +85 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Garden Carpet, Large White, Common Marbled Carpet +85 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
River Walk at The ArgoryWalking route3.2 km

Follow the River Blackwater around the estate & cross the industrial-age Bond's Bridge. Look out for kingfishers darting across the water during your walk. Mixed woodland & riverside surfaces.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
The Argory Lime Tree WalkWalking route3.2 km

Walk along an avenue of pollarded lime trees, discover a wildflower meadow and pass the Argory oak plantation on this gentle trail with views of the 19th-century house to enjoy. Varied terrain.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Eglish Heritage TrailWalking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster Canal cycle routeCycling route

notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust to replace their RR11 / NCN95 which were scrapped on safety grounds in 2020

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

H8357 : Cows at Violet Hill

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H8357 : Cows at Violet Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dungannon ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Roxborough ParkUrban park1 km→

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