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Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough

8 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

55.02019, -2.35307

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Canada Goose +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Canada Goose +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Valerian, Greater Tussock-sedge, Marsh Cinquefoil +77 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Marsh Valerian, Greater Tussock-sedge, Marsh Cinquefoil +77 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia silentis, Common Blue Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel, Thyme-leaved Sandwort +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularWalking route
Named routeRound trip
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route567 m
Named routeRef 72Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Riever Trails: The Sill CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roman Camp south of Greenlee Lough - northeast part

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roman Camp south of Greenlee Lough - northeast part

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Vindolanda FortHistoric site3.3 km→✦Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37Historic site1.7 km→✦Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestonesHistoric site3.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park in wall miles 37, 38 and 39Historic site2.1 km→✦The vallum and a British settlement between the field boundary west of turret 37a and the road to Steel Rigg car park, in wall miles 37, 38 and 39Historic site2.3 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36Historic site2.7 km→

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