What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI037-005001
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Photo credits
- Simon Dowling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jonathan Billinger, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- liam murphy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Elliot Tucker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rathgall, HachuredHillfort · 1.4 mi
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.6 mi
Portal tomb in HaroldstownPortal tomb · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Portal tomb in Haroldstown overlooks the Derreen River with two overlapping capstones. It ended up in the wrong place because the original site got flooded. Bring curiosity, leave with a better story than mine.
Acaun BridgeBridge · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Acaun Bridge in Haroldstown has five arches that are just showing off their granite abs. Its New Year's resolution was to stop letting water through, but it failed spectacularly. Bring a flask of something warm and a story to swap with the river below.
European ash2.6 miExplorer Tom European ash tree has a name that sounds like a bad hair dye brand called Fraxinus Excelsior. I think 'ash' really means 'sad but stylish' in ancient tree language. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I did for fun.
Clonmore Castle (in Ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 3.7 miExplorer Tom Clonmore Castle in Carlow is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat and nobody will check your ID.
European Beech4.0 mi
Eagle HillMountain / peak · 4.9 miExplorer Tom Eagle Hill south of Hacketstown is topped with a cross; imagine soaring above the fields just like the bird that named it!
Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 8.8 miExplorer Tom Church, Graveyard in Templepeter is a simple rectangular structure made of large granite boulders that aren’t cored, so they’re just hanging out. It’s aligned East-West, which means it’s facing the right way for no reason. Toast it with a cup of tea and move on to the next.
Brownshill Portal TombVisitor information · 8.9 miExplorer Tom Marvel at the Brownshill Portal Tomb, a megalithic masterpiece that has stood guard over County Carlow for millennia.
Castledermot Round TowerHeritage attraction · 9.4 mi
SlievereaghMountain / peak · 10 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Wicklow · All of County Wicklow
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