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Unfinished high cross shaft on Long Bar 580m north east of Todcrag Loch

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📷 David Liddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.11858, -2.64014

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Red Grouse (scotica) +33 more · last seen 2024; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Boletina basalis, Boletina trivittata, Peacock +4 more · last seen 2011; Insects — Boletina basalis, Boletina trivittata, Peacock +4 more · last seen 2011

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ciliated Fringewort, Rock Fingerwort, Orange Bow-moss +1 more · last seen 2011; Plants — Ciliated Fringewort, Rock Fingerwort, Orange Bow-moss +1 more · last seen 2011

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long Bar

📷 David Liddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Long Bar

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Nearby places

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✦White Lyne round cairn 60m NNW of confluence of Gate Grain and White LyneHistoric site1.1 km→✦Two medieval shielings on south bank of White Lyne 230m north east of confluence with little Hare GrainHistoric site1.6 km→✦Four medieval shielings on south bank of White Lyne overlooking confluence with Little Hare GrainHistoric site1.7 km→✦Ten medieval shielings on north bank of White Lyne overlooking confluence with Little Hare GrainHistoric site1.8 km→✦Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 130m WSW of confluence with Little Hare GrainHistoric site1.9 km→✦Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 230m WSW of confluence with Little Hare GrainHistoric site2 km→

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