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Pyatshaw Archway

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.72554, -2.66373

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass, Lesser Stitchwort +75 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Lesser Sea-spurrey, Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass, Lesser Stitchwort +75 more · last seen 2015

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Carpet, Poplar Hawk-moth, Silver-ground Carpet +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Carpet, Poplar Hawk-moth, Silver-ground Carpet +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Atriplex prostrata, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section C - Lauder to Cockburnspath)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way (Section B - Melrose to Lauder)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pyatshaw Archway

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pyatshaw Archway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Boon Hill, FortHistoric site1.9 km→✦Harefaulds FortHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bruntaburn ArchwayHistoric site2.1 km→✦Whitslaid Tower (in Ruins)Historic site4.5 km→✦Dabshead FortHistoric site4.8 km→✦Dabshead Standing StoneHistoric site4.8 km→

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