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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Robert Bone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bart Whelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mhdelaney, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ruins of Signal TowerSignal tower · 130 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom The Ruins of Signal Tower at Dawros are basically just a pile of rubble on a boggy beech, but there’s something haunting about it. It used to shout across the water to Crohy Head, now it’s just low walls hiding in the mud. I’d love to know what they were yelling about.
Well in DawrosWell · 268 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Well in Dawros was one of two 'Spa Wells' on a 1907 map. I bet these were the local hot tubs for anyone with a stiff neck or a grumpy mood. Probably had a strict no-swimming policy, just to keep the water pure and mysterious.
hotel1.5 miExplorer Tom Hotel in Middletown was built around 1890, probably for early visitors to the nearby coast. The building survey later recorded it as a private house. I would have guessed 'hotel' meant I could ask for a room, but the name has outstayed the guests.
Killtooris HillMountain / peak · 2.3 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.Explorer Tom Killtooris Hill sits in County Donegal as a mountain peak with access details that remain completely unknown. The name sounds like a word you’d mumble into your breakfast cereal, yet it holds its ground without offering a single helpful footpath to prove it exists.
Lefrin HillMountain / peak · 2.7 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.Explorer Tom Ah, Lefrin Hill! A proper peak in County Donegal that seems to be keeping its secrets a bit tighter than most. I'm guessing it's the kind of spot where the wind just hums a cheeky tune instead of giving you clear directions.
Kiltoorish HallHouse · 2.8 miExplorer Tom Kiltoorish Hall keeps a close eye on O'Boyle's Island from its hilltop perch. I wonder if Mr. O'Boyle ever tried to swim across in his bathrobe, or if he just enjoyed shouting at the water? Built around 1880, it looks like it’s waiting for a very specific visitor.
Tramore StrandBeach / strand · 3.0 miExplorer Tom Rosbeg’s Tramore Strand has a whole sand department working behind it. A geological field guide describes dunes along this open coast and more by the Loughros Mór estuary, as if one set of dunes could not decide where to settle. This is the southern Tramore, not its namesake near Dunfanaghy.
Carrickalahagh HeadlandPublicly named cliff or headland · 3.5 miExplorer Tom Carrickalahagh Headland is a cliff with a name that rolls right off the tongue and into the sea. It’s basically a big rock wall where the land gives up. If you’re standing there, don’t lean too far out; gravity is a bit cheeky down here.
Doon FortFairy fort / stone ringfort · 3.9 miExplorer Tom Doon Fort in Drumboghill sits on an island like it’s got nowhere to be. Locals call it O'Boyle's Fort, which sounds fancy until you realise they were just hiding from their nosy neighbours back then.
Maghera CavesSea caves · 4.3 miExplorer Tom Maghera Caves have enough openings to make me lose count: thirteen beside Maghera Strand, including Uaimh a' nDaoine, the Cave of the People. That name gives my imagination a full day's work. These are real sea caves, though, so I would keep my distance from the entrances.
InishkeelIslet · 4.4 miExplorer Tom Inishkeel has old churches and carved cross slabs, which sounds like a fine island hunt to me. Then Heritage Ireland stops me at the first step: it says the island is inaccessible to the public. An old low-tide crossing story is not a current invitation.
Narin–Portnoo StrandOfficial bathing water · 4.6 miExplorer Tom Narin–Portnoo Strand is a cove with grand ambitions: about two kilometres of sand and a dune ridge behind it. Dunmore Head takes some of the Atlantic’s edge, while Inishkeel sits out front like it reserved the best seat. I would keep that island on my map, with the tide as its own boss.
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