Round cairn on western slopes of Dour Hill, 250m south west of summit 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
55.31255, -2.32611
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Round cairn scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Dipper, Wren +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green Hairstreak, Sphegina sibirica, Rhyacophila dorsalis +16 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wall Lettuce · last seen 2023; Plants — Wall Lettuce · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 686 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 686 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Dour Hill - Trig Pillar S7697
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Wildlife to spot
881 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 881 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Raven Corvus corax2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2016 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2018 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2018 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Green Hairstreak · Sphegina sibirica · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Hydropsyche siltalai +14
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019 Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2018 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Wall Lettuce
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 881 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Raven Corvus corax2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2016 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2018 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2018 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Green Hairstreak · Sphegina sibirica · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Hydropsyche siltalai +14
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2019 Sphegina sibirica Sphegina sibirica Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2018 Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2018 Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Wall Lettuce
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2018
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2018
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2018
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2018
Potamophylax latipennis Potamophylax latipennis2018
Potamophylax latipennis Potamophylax latipennis2018
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2018
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2018
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2018
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2018
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2017
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2017
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2016
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2016
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2016
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2016 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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