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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
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- William Frederick Wakeman (1822-1900), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Ancient GraveCourt tomb · 1320 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Ancient Grave in Tawlaght is hiding its secrets under heather and peat. A flint knife was found here after soldiers cleared the front, so you’re basically looking at a Neolithic living room where someone left their cutlery out.
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in TawlaghtFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1629 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Tawlaght is a cashel with an internal diameter of about thirty-four metres, tucked into the rough terrain on Meennagassagh Hill. The wall survives up to eighty centimetres high, but forestry trenches have been cut right through it and trees are planted over the site. It’s like the forest just decided to claim the fort for its own personal garden.
bridge1.3 miExplorer Tom Bridge in Tievemore has one round stone arch over a small tributary of the Termon River. The heritage survey found its sides screened by vegetation. A bridge playing hide-and-seek with its own banks! I cannot tell whether the leaves still win.
Iniscilin BridgeBridge · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Iniscilin Bridge was built around 1780 with three arches over the Termon River, right on the Donegal-Fermanagh border. Its central piers have V-shaped stone cutwaters. I thought the river would divide the two counties; the bridge insists on introducing them.
Lough Derg Pilgrim PathOfficial walking route · 2.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Lough Derg Pilgrim Path is nine kilometres of easy walking where people go to find peace and get blisters instead. It’s a loop, so the suffering comes back around to you. Get there early and have it all to yourself, unless they’re meditating nearby.
Patrick the PilgrimMemorial · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Patrick the Pilgrim is a memorial that’s clearly been on a long journey to get here. St. Patrick’s Purgatory is in the background, which suggests this guy had some serious spiritual homework to do. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.
The CloisterGarden · 2.6 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom The Cloister in County Donegal is probably where monks went to complain about the canteen food. I bet they hid extra biscuits under the floorboards just to be spiteful. Count the crows, then count again and panic slightly.
Station IslandIsland · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Station Island is the Lough Derg pilgrimage island; the older monastery island is its neighbour, Saints Island. The traditional pilgrimage lasts three days. I would want the current dates and a proper booking sorted before I packed, because a lake crossing deserves more planning than my usual wandering.
Saints IslandIsland · 3.3 miExplorer Tom Saints Island sounds like the place to land for the Lough Derg pilgrimage, but that is Station Island next door. This island held the early monastery; Lough Derg calls it overgrown and inaccessible. Even my map needs the two islands kept straight.
Britton’s BarPub · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Britton’s Bar in Pettigo dates from 1860, right before you cross into Northern Ireland or back into time. It’s your last stop, so make it count with a proper dram!
Pettigo InnPub · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Pettigo Inn is probably hiding a secret stash of pints behind the bar. I bet the ghosts only drink stout, so grab one if you dare.
Drumharriff - Forest StrollOfficial walking route · 3.7 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Drumharriff - Forest Stroll is exactly what it says on the tin: a stroll through trees. The trees are judging you for not being faster. Ideal place to rehearse an excuse for being late, like 'the forest got me'.
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