Cleugh Plantation

Explorer Tom Todstone features medieval rig and furrow patterns that look like someone dragged a giant rake through the field and gave up. At night, the crows definitely argue about whose turn it is to sit on the ridges. Count the crows first, then count them again because they move suspiciously fast at dusk.

Explorer Tom Carsfad Dam Outlet Valve is the most important part of the dam, even though no one ever talks about it. A cow once tried to buy it with three carrots and a strong opinion on the quality of the water. It’s just a valve, but it acts like it’s holding up the entire sky. Whisper your biggest secret at it because it has kept worse ones safe

Explorer Tom Carsfad Power Station in Dumfries and Galloway is a twentieth-century hydroelectric plant that the Vikings definitely got lost looking for because they thought it was a dragon’s lair with very efficient plumbing. They rowed past it three times, convinced the smoke was magic, but never quite figured out how to switch it on. It just hums

Explorer Tom Nether Cleugh is a building that looks at you like you’re the postman bringing bad news about its roof. It’s got that deep suspicion of anyone walking past who isn’t absolutely certain they belong there. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough.

Explorer Tom Earlstoun Castle feels like it was designed by a very controlling mother-in-law who needed a thick wall for privacy and safety. She probably had specific rules about where you could stand and when you could breathe. Go before the tourists find out.

Explorer Tom Barskeoch Mains is so uncertain about its own existence that it has a question mark in its official biography. It’s the medieval equivalent of saying 'I think I'm a tower house, sort of.' Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.