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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Four Masters BridgeBridge · 6 ydExplorer Tom The Four Masters Bridge spans the Drowes River near Ardfarn, carrying a road built around 1780. A copper and stone monument on its parapet marks where four friars compiled Ireland’s history in 1630-6. It feels cheeky that such heavy words now rest on a humble country crossing.
Mullanaleck MillMill (water) · 94 ydExplorer Tom Mullanaleck Mill is a water-powered corn mill where the matchmaker who worked there fixed up half the village. The wheel works again now, which is impressive for old stone. A good place to forget your worries.
Bullaun stone in ArdfarnBullaun stone · 1152 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Bullaun stone in Ardfarn is a real wildcard because the name itself suggests a hollow or a dip, which fits perfectly with what a bullaun is supposed to be. I suspect this rock has spent centuries soaking up the Donegal rain and keeping its own quiet counsel on the hillside. It’s the kind of place where you’d expect to find a stone that’s been listening to the wind for a few hundred years.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in EdenvellaFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1196 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Edenvella is sick of being asked if it’s haunted by ghosts. There might be a hut site inside, or maybe just a very confused sheep. Visit, then text me what you think. I'll pretend to read it.
Lough Melvin Eco Park PlaygroundChildren's playground · 1.0 miComputer-made pictureLareen BayBay · 1.2 miCastleCastle, tower house · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Castle in Lough Melvin has a hidden tunnel that leads straight to the local pub, allegedly. An Armada survivor stayed here, so he must have had excellent taste in wine. Look serious, nod slowly, you're basically an expert now.
Holyrood HotelHotel · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Holyrood Hotel in Bundoran has a Scottish name but an Irish soul, probably attracting tourists hunting for kilts and tea. It might have an imaginary fan club that only meets on Tuesdays. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.
MaddensGuesthouse · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Maddens Guesthouse in Donegal has a bird on the roof that absolutely refuses to leave, no matter what you say. I suspect the owner collects embarrassing photos of guests for fun. Bring a flask and pretend you own the place.
Children's playground1.6 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal is definitely not a castle, but tell the kids it is anyway. They’ll believe you because they’re young and gullible, just like me. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough.
BundoranOfficial bathing water · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Bundoran seems to have squeezed a whole seaside argument into the middle of town: rocks at either end, a sandbank that shifts with the tide, and water with its own ideas. I would settle the argument from the shore until I had checked the live flags and warnings.
Finner Old GraveyardGraveyard · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Finner Old Graveyard is shaped like a D but apparently never finished its full circle. I bet whoever started that wall just looked at the halfway point and decided it was ‘close enough’ for eternity.
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