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Shielstead Hill, Settlement

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📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.17853, -3.31526

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Rook, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Rook, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Bladderwort, Broad-leaved Cottongrass, Dark-leaved Willow +4 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Lesser Bladderwort, Broad-leaved Cottongrass, Dark-leaved Willow +4 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Annandale WayWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route
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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

The trig point on Firtree Hill

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The trig point on Firtree Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Hutton and Corrie Parish ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Firtree Hill, SettlementHistoric site300 m→✦Roseburrain, SettlementHistoric site500 m→✦Hutton MoteHistoric site1.4 km→✦Burrain Skelton, SettlementHistoric site2.8 km→✦Balgray Cleuchheads, SettlementHistoric site2.8 km→

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