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The Island Pool, River AlmondIsland · 350 ydExplorer Tom The Island Pool, River Almond gave up coffee for Lent to see if it could calm down a bit. It’s just a bit of water in…
Railway Bridge over River AlmondHeritage place · 451 ydExplorer Tom Railway Bridge over River Almond is guarded by a local superstition that says if you whistle while crossing, your next…
Turnhouse, Railway BridgeRailway Bridge (19th Century) · 459 ydExplorer Tom Turnhouse, Railway Bridge is holding its breath because it knows exactly how long it took to build that thing. There’s…
CraigiehallBarrow (prehistoric) (possible) · 755 ydExplorer Tom Craigiehall is a possible barrow that might be nothing at all but still acts like it knows what it’s doing. It probably…
Craigie HillCist (bronze Age), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (bronze Age) · 833 ydExplorer Tom Craigie Hill makes a weird humming sound at night, like a stone fridge that’s running out of power but refuses to give…
CarlowrieFarmhouse (19th Century) · 1073 ydExplorer Tom Carlowrie Farmhouse is just sitting there looking smug, claiming it’s from the 1800s like that makes it special. I bet…
Craigie's FarmArchaeological Feature(s), Horse Trapping (copper)(19th Century) · 1126 ydExplorer Tom Craigie’s Farm has a copper horse trapping that’s been lying around since the 1800s, probably wishing it could gallop…
Craigiehill QuarryHouse · 1138 ydExplorer Tom Craigiehill Quarry is playing hide-and-seek with me, and honestly? It’s winning. The official record says it’s a house…
Edinburgh, Turnhouse RoadMilestone (19th Century) · 1174 ydExplorer Tom Edinburgh, Turnhouse Road has a milestone that deeply suspects the postman is stealing letters. It’s been standing…
Craigie Hill WoodsWood · 1249 ydExplorer Tom Craigie Hill Woods is where smugglers would hide their contraband if they were too lazy to carry it all the way down…
Hags BraeWood · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Hags Brae has a ghost who is too lazy to haunt it properly because he keeps falling asleep in the bushes. The trees are…
Cammo TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Cammo Tower is how it would describe the 1800s to a teenager: 'It was like this, but with more mud and less Wi-Fi.' It…
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