Barge 31

Explorer Tom Burrow Head has a non-military concrete block that looks like it fell out of a building. It’s just sitting there, minding its own business while you make up stories about it. If you can’t get in, look from the road like you’re a very polite stalker who knows exactly where to stand.

Explorer Tom Carghidown Castle in Dumfries and Galloway is a promontory fort where map makers got it wrong. They probably mistook a rock for a fortress. It’s an unassigned settlement that just wants to be left alone. Go at sunset and thank me later.

Explorer Tom Port Castle is called a castle, but it’s really just a landing point that got stuck with the wrong name tag. It ended up in the wrong place because someone misread the map by about a hundred meters. Now it’s just a spot where boats go to pretend they’re royalty. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.

Explorer Tom Morrach is a sheepfold that ended up in the wrong place because a mapmaker got drunk on whisky and misread the coordinates. It’s sitting on the moors south of Morrach, looking like it was dropped there by a careless giant. Find a local and ask them the real story, then come back and tell me.

Explorer Tom Port of Counan in Dumfries and Galloway is a landing point that would cope on a reality show by refusing to talk about the weather. It’s just there, waiting for boats that never seem to arrive on time. It’s got a very patient, slightly bored energy. Go before the tourists find out.

Explorer Tom Physgill House in Dumfries and Galloway went from medieval tower to WWI hospital to fancy country house. Its favourite song is probably 'The Sound of Silence' because it’s seen it all. It’s a multi-talented building with a long life story. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.