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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Zepherb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Explorer Tom Burial mound in Forelacka would put 'Lived Large' on its tombstone because three meters high is basically a skyscraper for dirt hills. It sits in a valley looking like a giant sleeping bag that someone forgot to pack up. Bring your own legend, I've run out.
Kinnitty ForestForest · 219 ydKnocknamanMountain / peak · 716 ydBroom HillMountain / peak · 975 ydKinnitty Castle LoopWalking route · 1.4 miOutlinedCastle, motte · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Castle in Castletown and Glinsk confuses the map makers because it got landscaped. A cottage is built right into the mound. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up.
Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1.5 miSlieve Bloom Mountain Bike TrailVisitor information · 1.5 miWaypoint 1Visitor information · 1.6 mi
Kinnitty CastleOutbuilding · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Kinnitty Castle outbuildings are hiding a fifteenth-century church inside their walls, which is like finding a secret room in your attic. It’s now part of the hotel kitchens, so maybe the ghosts are just hungry. I’d post a photo saying “living my best medieval life” right now. Go on, count the windo
Stone CrossCross, High cross (present location) · 1.7 mi
Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty)Mausoleum · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Saint Finnian's Church smells like old stone and expensive perfume, according to Tom, because someone thought a pyramid was a good idea next to a church. It’s Egyptian-inspired and totally weird. Sit on a wall nearby and stare.
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