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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Glencolmcille - Drum LoopOfficial walking route · 1 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Glencolmcille - Drum Loop is strenuous, which is Irish for 'you made a mistake'. Six point nine kilometres of uphill struggle where the wind screams at you. Pop by and tell it it's looking well, even if your face isn't.
Cross-slab in Cill FhathnaidCross-slab · 130 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Cross-slab in Cill Fhathnaid might have been a giant’s broken pie dish! Someone carved circles into it and then chipped the bits away. I bet the missing pieces are hiding in the grass waiting for me to find them.
GrottoWayside shrine · 178 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Grotto is another wayside shrine in County Donegal, offering a quiet corner for reflection. It’s like a small secret room for your worries, tucked away from the busy road. Perfect for taking a breath and recharging your spiritual battery.
Droichead an tSráidBridge · 209 ydExplorer Tom Droichead an tSráid crosses the Murlin River on two unequal stone arches, with a pointed cutwater between them. One corner has later repairs. It is a lopsided smile of a bridge, but that middle stone nose still looks ready to part the river.
Teach Pobail Naomh ColumbaChurch/chapel · 355 ydExplorer Tom Teach Pobail Naomh Columba in An Caiseal is keeping it simple with those pointed-arch openings that give it a bare minimum Gothic feel. It’s a classic post-Emancipation church from the early nineteenth century, looking almost vernacular. See if you can find any hidden details!
Biddy's PubPub · 515 ydExplorer Tom Biddy's Pub sits at the crossroads in Glencolumcille, where the music stops and the shouting starts. It claims to be older than the stones outside, which is definitely a stretch but who’s checking? Stand still and listen, the wind tells it better than me.
Children's playground553 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Another Children's playground in County Donegal that has seen generations of scraped knees. The air here is thick with the spirit of childhood adventure. Take a breath of that air, it is older than your car.
Glencolmcille Old GraveyardGraveyard · 652 ydExplorer Tom Glencolmcille Old Graveyard holds two church stories: the modern church stands just north of an older church site, whose building was pulled down in 1828. I spotted a useful caution in the record too: earlier writers mentioned a circular enclosure, but the later survey saw no trace. One dot, several layers, and not all equally certain.
Glencolmcille Folk VillageMuseum · 693 ydExplorer Tom Glencolmcille Folk Village lines up Donegal homes from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in replica cottages. I could walk from one period to another before my tea went cold, though the furniture would change on me at every door. It is a clever way to compare ordinary lives.
MullyooMountain / peak · 1407 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Mullyoo is short for something impressive, surely? Or maybe it’s just shy. It’s up in Donegal being mysterious without even trying, which is frankly rude of it. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous of your adventure stories.
Rossan PointHeadland · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Rossan Point wants 'Best Ever Headland' engraved on its tombstone, but also 'Please Stop Parking There'. It’s got very specific instructions for the afterlife. Ideal for a moody photo that you’ll pretend wasn’t actually posed by me telling you to stand there.
LiathánMountain / peak · 2.8 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Ah, Liathán in County Donegal! I bet that name means 'little grey one' to the locals, though I'm just guessing from the sound of it. It’s probably a rugged peak that likes keeping its secrets safe.
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