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- Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- HENRY CLARK, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bloody Bridge (new)Bridge · 1394 ydExplorer Tom Bloody Bridge in Ballaghanery Upper got lost by Vikings who were looking for a pub, not a river crossing. They swore…
Bloody Bridge, (old)Bridge · 1435 ydExplorer Tom This other Bloody Bridge has a superstition that says if you step on the middle stone, your socks will smell of fish…
Church (in ruins); graveyard and enclosure: st.mary's or ballachanery or bloody bridge in Ballaghanery UpperChurch (in ruins) · 1450 ydExplorer Tom St. Mary's or Bloody Bridge in Ballaghanery Upper has three names because one wasn't enough drama. The church is in…
LeganabruchanMountain / peak · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Leganabruchan in County Down is having a massive grudge against the weather, which keeps trying to flatten it like a…
Drinneevar LoopWalking route · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Drinneevar Loop is having a massive row with the nearest tree about whose shadow is being more dramatic at sunset. It’s…
Millstone MountainMountain / peak · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Millstone Mountain sounds as though somebody built a hill merely to keep Newcastle's bakers supplied, which is a heroic…
The Bogie LineWalking route · 2.1 miExplorer Tom The Bogie Line is covered in stone sleepers that locals swear will give you bad luck if you step on them wrong. It’s…
SS Great BritainVisitor information · 2.2 miExplorer Tom SS Great Britain has a hidden tunnel to the nearest pub, allegedly dug by Brunel himself for emergencies. It’s just a…
Donard ForestForest · 2.5 miExplorer Tom Donard Forest refuses to fall down because it’s terrified of looking messy in the photographs people take from…
WWII PillboxWWII Pillbox, Dhp no.3 · 2.5 miExplorer Tom WWII Pillbox DHP no.3 in Ballaghbeg is still guarding against invaders who left in the forties. It thinks the birds are…
Black StairsWaterfall · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Black Stairs is hiding a treasure chest that’s definitely just an empty biscuit tin with a very convincing label on the…
RiverVisitor information · 2.6 miExplorer Tom The River has a legend about a giant who sneezed so hard he made the water flow backward for a week. I made that up…
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