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Sinkside Hill Hillfort

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.53027, -2.18506

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bell Heather, Common Bent, Pedunculate Oak +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bell Heather, Common Bent, Pedunculate Oak +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cercopis vulnerata, Poecilus versicolor +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Elder, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route

to keep main route contiguous for route analysis

Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillfort on Sinkside Hill

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillfort on Sinkside Hill

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