Cairnholy 1

Explorer Tom Cairnholy 2 in Dumfries and Galloway was designed by a mother-in-law who liked her stones very specific. It has a jadeite axehead, which is fancy for a pile of rocks. The pots found here suggest someone had very bad taste in ceramics. Go before the tourists find out.

Explorer Tom Kirkdale has got a farmhouse and stables that look like they’re ready for a zombie apocalypse, mostly because nothing else seems to happen here. It’s got that quiet, watchful energy where you feel like the horses are judging your life choices through the stable door. The name suggests a church nearby, but this place feels more like a fortress of solitude. Have a nosey

Explorer Tom Kirkdale Sawmill in Dumfries and Galloway is a sawmill with no assigned period that makes a sound at night like a giant is slowly chewing on wood and regretting life choices. It doesn’t know when it started, so it just keeps going, letting the noise do the talking for it while everyone else sleeps. It’s got a rhythmic thud

Explorer Tom Barholm in Dumfries and Galloway is a rock that spans from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, which means it has a secret talent for keeping up with trends across thousands of years. It probably knows how to be cool in two completely different centuries without even trying too hard or changing its outfit. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.

Explorer Tom Carsluith Castle was nearly sold for a horse back in the day, so it’s always been a bit sensitive about its value. It’s a medieval tower house that has survived being underpriced and still manages to look like it belongs in a museum. The name sounds like a sneeze caught in a thimble, which fits perfectly. Get there early and have it all to yourself.