Chapel Hill, Boreland, Dumfries and Galloway

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Explorer Tom Boreland of Longcastle in Dumfries and Galloway is where a Roman brooch got lost and never found. Locals swear if you…

Explorer Tom Long Castle was started by two lads making a bet in the pub about who could build the longest wall before they sobered…

Explorer Tom Inner Wood Hill had a love story that went badly wrong right next door, which is the only explanation for why this…

Explorer Tom Dowalton Loch is hiding a crannog that has been keeping a scandal going for centuries. Rumour has it someone built a…

Explorer Tom Annat Hill is named after a word that probably means 'slightly damp' in ancient Gaelic, or maybe it’s just a bad pun…

Explorer Tom This Cairnfield has no assigned period, which means it’s basically a mystery box of rocks with a cist inside. It…

Explorer Tom Longcastle Schoolhouse is a nineteenth-century building that would complain to the council about its lack of air…

Explorer Tom Longcastle is playing hard to get, mate. A prehistoric standing stone that acts like it’s got a grudge against the…

Explorer Tom Over Airies is a possible standing stone that was probably built as part of some ancient bargain where someone traded a…

Explorer Tom North Drummoddie has a farmstead entry in Glasserton parish, while my imaginary drummer claims the compass direction…

Explorer Tom Ravenstone Castle’s favourite song is definitely the national anthem because it wants to remind everyone who’s really…