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Pyatshaws Rig, Settlement

1 ha

📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.14933, -3.23363

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +43 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +43 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Spring-sedge, Dense Fringe-moss · last seen 2014; Plants — Snowdrop, Spring-sedge, Dense Fringe-moss · last seen 2014

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pyatshaws Rig

📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pyatshaws Rig

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Nearby places

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✦Craighousesteads, SettlementHistoric site2.4 km→✦Hencastle Rig, SettlementHistoric site3 km→✦Newland Hill, SettlementHistoric site3.8 km→✦Dalbate, SettlementHistoric site4.1 km→✦Stockbridgehill, SettlementHistoric site4.7 km→✦Craighouse, SettlementHistoric site3.1 km→

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