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Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.50192, -0.94439

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata · last seen 2022; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sneezewort · last seen 2023; Plants — Sneezewort · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 168Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 165Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Freebrough Hill From the Smeathorns Road

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freebrough Hill From the Smeathorns Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park4.3 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black HowesHistoric site1.7 km→✦Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black HowesHistoric site2 km→✦Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black HowesHistoric site2 km→

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