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Explorer Tom Garmill in Dumfries and Galloway is showing off its secret talent: pretending to be lost when it’s actually just napping. The map says it’s accurate to the nearest hundred metres, which is a polite way of saying ‘good luck finding it’. It’s the kind of field system that thinks it’s a mystery novel. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.
Explorer Tom Garwachie Moor is playing a weird game where it's both a farm and a field system but nobody knows when or who. The map is so vague it could be anywhere within a hundred meters, which is basically 'good luck.' I bet the most dramatic thing that ever happened was a goat getting slightly confused. Take a breath of that air, it's older than your car.
Explorer Tom North Lodge is a sheepfold that’s playing hard to get, claiming it’s too fancy for its own good. If it were explaining the 1800s to a teenager, it’d say, 'Look, we had no Wi-Fi and our phones were literal rams.' Honestly, it’s just a shed with attitude, so bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.
Explorer Tom St Ninian’s Chapel is named after a guy who probably didn’t exist, or was a very tall sheep. Medieval and post-medieval mixed in? That’s like mixing tea and coffee, but for history nerds. It looks like it hasn’t had a dusting since the last ice age, which is quite impressive. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun of it.
Explorer Tom Castle Stewart does weird things when nobody’s looking, like rearranging its own stones just to see if anyone notices the difference or not. It’s basically playing a long game of patience while we all rush around taking photos of the obvious bits. Have a nosey, politely.
Explorer Tom Garlies Castle has a family tree that is mostly made up of guesses and a few very confident lies from great-grandparents. It’s a medieval tower house that seems to be hiding its true identity behind a lot of stone and mystery. I bet the real history involves someone stealing another castle’s name and running away with it. Walk past slowly like you’re in a film
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