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- Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Jonathan Wilkins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- louise price, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, kate-grigoryeva.livejournal.com
Ballysaggart Old Burial GroundBurial ground · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Ballysaggart Old Burial Ground is a modest rectangular patch tucked right next to the friary on the coast edge. It’s…
Explorer Tom Ballysaggart Friary’s church ruins stand on the east side of St John’s Point. The survey dates a cattle crush inside…
Killultan Fairy FortFairy fort / ringfort · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Killultan Fairy Fort sits on a promontory overlooking the sea, guarded by a silted-up ditch. Inside, six stones poke…
Rabley HillMountain / peak · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Rabley Hill might look like just another bump in County Donegal, but it’s got a secret history written in stone. I’d…
St John's Point Collapsed Stone RingfortFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1.6 miExplorer Tom St John's Point Collapsed Stone Ringfort is honestly a bit of a mess, with just 1.55m of wall peeking out of the good…
Ballyederlan Fairy FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Ballyederlan Fairy Fort sits on a slight ridge where the east side has been largely chewed up. The interior is flat…
Carntullagh HeadHeadland · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Carntullagh Head is a small south-facing Donegal point near Killybegs, where sheep-grazed grass and lichen-covered rock…
outbuilding1.8 miExplorer Tom Outbuilding in Ballyederlan holds its thatch down with ropes and wire tied to timber pegs. I picture the wind pulling…
Rotten Island LighthouseLighthouse · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Rotten Island Lighthouse has an unfortunate name and a very useful job: getting boats safely into Killybegs. George…
Explorer Tom Rotten Island sounds like a pirate's insult, but its lighthouse story is serious. The light guides boats into Killybegs…
watch tower, signal tower2.1 miExplorer Tom Watch tower, Signal tower in Point sits right where an old Napoleonic signal tower used to stand. I reckon the new…
McSwynes Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 2.4 miExplorer Tom Welcome to McSwynes Castle in ruins, where Niall Mar McSwyne drew his final breath back in 1524. It’s a bit of a ghost…
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