Archaeology and monuments in County Offaly, A to Z

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Cairn Cairn — boundary cairn Explorer Tom Cairn in Pollduff is on top of a mountain and would complain about the council for letting it get so windy. It’s a…
Cairn Cairn — burial cairn Explorer Tom Cairn in Lug is a destroyed burial mound that used to hold nine cists. It probably has an imaginary twin across the sea…
Cairn Cairn — clearance cairn Explorer Tom This Cairn in Gorraun thinks Dublin tourists are all fashion, no substance, which is exactly how it sees itself too. It…
Cairn Cairn — unclassified Explorer Tom Cairn in Clara is likely just a designed landscape feature that thinks it's ancient history. Its first owner’s escape…
Cairn Cairn — unclassified Explorer Tom Cairn in Loughaun is a circular platform sitting on a low rise with nearby church and high cross to the south. It’s got…
Cairn Cairn — unclassified Explorer Tom Cairn in Pollduff is sick of being asked if it’s actually a mountain or just a very tall rock pile. It marks the border…
Cairn Cairn — wayside cairn Explorer Tom Cairn in Annaghbrack Glebe is playing hide-and-seek with me after the council bulldozed it for road widening. Funerals…
Caltragh Burying Ground Burial ground Explorer Tom Caltragh Burying Ground claims it has an identical twin across the ocean, but nobody can find the passport. It's…
Carn Barrow — bowl-barrow Explorer Tom Carn in Croghanhill is a prehistoric burial mound sitting on top of an extinct volcano, which makes it feel like it’s…
Carn of the Three Crosses Cairn — unclassified Explorer Tom Carn of the Three Crosses in Clonmacnoise is basically a stone box with wooden crosses sticking out like antennae. Some…
Castle Well Well Explorer Tom Castle Well has a curse on it for people who don’t wave at the marshes. The gun loops are still there, staring…
Cathedral or Temple Mc Dermot Cathedral Explorer Tom Cathedral Mc Dermot at Clonmacnoise has four building phases, which means the architect had serious commitment issues.…
Causeway in Durrow Demesne Causeway Explorer Tom Causeway in Durrow Demesne is engaged in a serious drama with the nearest tree about who gets to be seen first. A…
Cave Man-made underground passage Explorer Tom Cave in Doon Demesne, County Offaly had a matchmaker who worked out of Chamber Two. Three massive stone rooms connected…
Cave Hill Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Cave Hill sits on top of a ridge like a king who lost his crown. It’s got an underground passage that feels like a very…
Charcoal-making site in Ardan Charcoal-making site Explorer Tom Charcoal-making site in Ardan would have its tombstone read: 'He made fire from wood and then got buried by a bypass…
Charcoal-making site in Ballard Charcoal-making site Explorer Tom Charcoal-making site in Ballard has a family tree made entirely of smoke and bad decisions. It burned itself out trying…
Charcoal-making site in Moneygall Charcoal-making site Explorer Tom Charcoal-making site in Moneygall is bragging about surviving a storm that didn’t happen, just to feel important in its…
Charcoal-making site in Moyally Charcoal-making site Explorer Tom Charcoal-making site in Moyally means 'Moy-ally' to you, which translates to 'we burned trees for money.' The name is…
Charcoal-making site in Mucklagh Charcoal-making site Explorer Tom Charcoal-making site in Mucklagh has an imaginary fan club that consists entirely of confused cows who think it’s a new…
Children's burial ground in Killavilla Children's burial ground Explorer Tom Children's burial ground in Killavilla is proud of its ringfort entrance gap at the south side, which is very specific…
Childrens Burial Ground Children's burial ground Explorer Tom Childrens Burial Ground in Barrysbrook sits on a ridge like it's waiting for its next big job interview. It probably…
Childrens Well Holy well Explorer Tom Childrens Well in Toberleheen is part of a group of four wells that are now all filled in and mostly dry, which is…
Church, Graveyard Graveyard Explorer Tom Church, Graveyard in Ballyburly has been bulldozed flat since 1972, so it's basically a very expensive shadow now. It…
Cist in Ballickmoyler Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Ballickmoyler refuses to fall down because it’s got a stubborn streak a mile wide. It was found in a gravel…
Cist in Ballybritt Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Ballybritt was found next to a standing stone, which is a very unusual and slightly weird neighborhood for a…
Cist in Cappydonnell Big Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Cappydonnell Big refuses to fall down even though everything around it has been turned over by machines and…
Cist in Derrycoffey Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Derrycoffey is what Saint Patrick would have called a very expensive hole in the ground. Workmen found these…
Cist in Greenville Or Garryduff Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Greenville Or Garryduff would say it has excellent references from a skull found in 1934. It was hiding while…
Cist in Lug Cist Explorer Tom Cist in Lug was discovered around 1950 by a local farmer containing burnt human bones and an urn, according to local…
Clustucka Standing stone Explorer Tom Clustucka is broken in two on a hillside, like a stone that fell off the wagon. It’s got an imaginary twin across the…
Crannog in Ballintemple Crannog Explorer Tom Crannog in Ballintemple is basically a giant stone circle pretending it’s not just sitting in a bog. I bet the seagulls…
Crannog in Ballycurragh Crannog Explorer Tom Crannog in Ballycurragh is basically a rectangular sofa floating on a river, waiting for two families to fight over who…
Crannog in Ballynahinch Crannog Explorer Tom Crannog in Ballynahinch thinks the road to it is a joke, but the island is serious business. Bronze Age wicker huts say…
Crannog in Cadamstown, Coolacrease Crannog Explorer Tom Crannog in Cadamstown, Coolacrease, County Offaly loves singing sea shanties because it used to be surrounded by water…
Crannog in Clonmacnoise Crannog Explorer Tom Crannog in Clonmacnoise refuses to fall down because it’s too proud of its iron tongs. The Annals mention it, which…
Cremation pit in Moyally Cremation pit Explorer Tom Cremation pit in Moyally has had so many names it could be an actor with a strong personality and zero commitment…
Cremation pit in Mucklagh Cremation pit Explorer Tom Cremation pit in Mucklagh is wondering what the builder was really thinking when they dug it up just to put it back in…
Cromwells Lines Linear earthwork Explorer Tom Cromwells Lines in Screggan are not visible at ground level because someone built a row of new houses right on top of…
Cross Cross — High cross Explorer Tom Cross in Durrow Demesne is just a shaft fragment cemented into the wall like it’s giving up. There’s a tall tale about…
Cross Cross — High cross Explorer Tom Cross in Knockbarron is missing its shaft, so it’s basically a head with no body, which is awkward. There was a dance…
Cross Cross — High cross Explorer Tom Cross in Kylebeg is called 'Kylebeg,' which sounds like a sneeze and a bedsheet having an argument. It’s part of a…
Cross Cross — High cross Explorer Tom Cross in Lismoney, County Offaly is basically a sandstone stub that lost its ring head and most of its dignity. The…
Cross Cross — High cross (present location) Explorer Tom Cross in Rathmount, County Offaly is standing in a graveyard with its shaft missing and its head looking confused. When…
Cross Cross — Market cross Explorer Tom Cross at Townparks is a market cross that probably hates nosy neighbours peeking over its shoulder. St Brendan started…
Cross Cross — Wayside cross Explorer Tom Cross in Coolcor describes the 1800s to a teenager as 'vibes were heavy, but the relief was good'. It’s now in a…
Cross Cross — Wayside cross (present location) Explorer Tom Cross in Road, County Offaly is a fragment of a late-medieval shaft sitting outside a parochial house like it was left…
Cross in Glebe Cross Explorer Tom Cross in Glebe holds a fake world record for being the most confusingly integrated into a church wall. It’s got votive…
Cross in Loughan Cross Explorer Tom Cross in Loughan must have drunk forty cups of tea just to get this high up. It’s standing on a rise, looking smug at…
Cross-inscribed pillar in Gallen Cross-inscribed pillar Explorer Tom Cross-inscribed pillar in Gallen is having a terrible fight with the rain right now. It has interlaced animals on it…
Cross-inscribed stone in Ballyboy Cross-inscribed stone Explorer Tom Cross-inscribed stone in Ballyboy is playing hide-and-seek inside an old graveyard wall. It probably hates nosy…
Cross-inscribed stone in Kilmanaghan Cross-inscribed stone Explorer Tom Cross-inscribed stone in Kilmanaghan smells like old rain and ancient secrets, according to my very scientific nose. It…
Cross-inscribed stone in Lemanaghan Cross-inscribed stone Explorer Tom Cross-inscribed stone in Lemanaghan in County Offaly is lost, but I bet a goat once ruled it from the top. It had a…
Cross-slab in Cadamstown Cross-slab (present location) Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Cadamstown was found under plaster, so it must have been hiding from a love story that went badly wrong…
Cross-slab in Churchland Cross-slab (present location) Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Churchland is embedded in a church wall, acting like it paid for the whole building itself. It’s got a…
Cross-slab in Drishoge Or Strawberryhill Cross-slab Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Drishoge Or Strawberryhill has a family tree that’s mostly just brambles and guesses. It’s hiding in the…
Cross-slab in Kilcomin Cross-slab Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Kilcomin had a brilliant escape plan involving a fake boat and a lot of luck. Its first owner clearly…
Cross-slab in Knockbarron Cross-slab Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Knockbarron in County Offaly stands near a river and a motte, looking very important. It’s got an…
Cross-slab in Lemanaghan Cross-slab (present location) Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Lemanaghan is posting its own 'before and after' photos online, showing off those pecked edges like…
Cross-slab in Moystown Demesne Cross-slab Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Moystown Demesne has a secret talent for making people feel like they’re interrupting a very important…

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