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- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Coleman Photographic Collection; photographer unknown, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Explorer Tom Rebel Hill in County Cavan stands as a solemn reminder of the United Irish Rebellion battles fought here in August 1798.
Castle Lake ForestForest · 965 ydExplorer Tom Castle Lake Forest is a forest, and I bet it’s right by a lake with a bridge, just like the caption says.
Welcome to Bailieborough DemesneVisitor information · 1052 ydExplorer Tom Welcome to Bailieborough Demesne, where you might spot the famous Castle Lough recreation area.
Bailieborough CastleCastle, unclassified · 1136 ydExplorer Tom Bailieborough Castle was built by William Baillie on top of an ancient fort called Tonregie, which sounds like a sneeze. Stand still and listen, the wind tells it better than me.
Drumbannan FortArchaeological place · 1195 ydExplorer Tom Drumbannan Fort stands ready in County Cavan, waiting for us to discover what kind of ancient life was lived here.
Brothers GravesGraveyard · 1327 ydExplorer Tom Brothers Graves in County Cavan sounds like a tale of sibling bonds, etched permanently into the local landscape.
post box1533 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Leiter is doing its best to look important with its royal VR cipher and crown motif from Queen Victoria’s reign. It was originally red but got repainted green after Independence, so it’s basically had a personality crisis. Why does a mailbox need a crown?
CorglassMountain / peak · 1696 ydExplorer Tom Corglass is a unique mountain peak in County Cavan, with a name that sounds like polished stone or light.
First Bailieborough Presbyterian ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.2 miExplorer Tom First Bailieborough Presbyterian Church in Lisgar is known as the Rebel Church because of its history with Ulster Presbyterians. It probably has an unlikely celebrity friend who hides out in the box pews to avoid paparazzi and prying eyes.
Skeagh Wet WoodlandWood · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Skeagh Wet Woodland in County Cavan is a spongy, squelchy adventure where every step might splash into the hidden water beneath the mossy ground.
Bawn in Skeagh (clankee By.)Bawn · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Bawn in Skeagh had two flankers that got incorporated into farmyard structures which were then removed. The wind keeps picking on it because it's low on the hill. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.
Graveyard2.4 miExplorer Tom Graveyard in Killan sits on a knoll watching the stream head for Milltown Lough, judging your life choices as you pass. Stand back, squint, and it looks like a castle if you're desperate enough to see one.
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