Bunacrower Castle

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception has a gate that was ripped straight from a fancy estate. It’s basically a bodyguard for a very plain church. Bring well-worn boots to stand on that street corner.

Explorer Tom Highwood Mill in Ardkill is a windmill that forgot how to spin. It nearly became famous when a local claimed it hummed Beethoven, which made me laugh until I cried. Snap one photo, then put your phone away before you drop it in the mud.

Explorer Tom Hollymount Railway Station Master’s House is deeply suspicious of the postman and has been since 1892. The train line closed, but the house still waits for the next delivery of stamps that never arrive. Bring a jacket, it’s never a good idea to trust a building that hates mail carriers.

Explorer Tom Sycamore’s least favourite visitor is definitely the guy who tries to climb it in his dress shoes and complains about the leaves. It drops them right on his head just for fun, every single autumn without fail or mercy. It's the kind of place that makes a dull Tuesday interesting.

Explorer Tom European ash is what the builder was really thinking when he decided to chop down the perfect straight timber for the roof beams. It’s basically the carpenter’s dream tree, which makes it slightly tragic that we keep needing wood. Take the long way round, it deserves the effort.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Abbeytown is right south of the road, where a local claims he invented the whole concept of burial sites. Bring a notebook and write the bit I made up.