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Explorer Tom Boreland Burn in Dumfries and Galloway has medieval rig-and-furrow, which is just ancient furrows that look like the ground is trying to write a really bad poem about farming. If this place were a person at a wedding, it would be the uncle standing in the corner drinking cheap wine and judging everyone's dance moves. The lines are straight enough to make you dizzy if you stare too long.

Explorer Tom Boreland, Hutton and Corrie Parish Church was saved by a hero nobody remembers because he forgot to take a credit. It’s got medieval bones but an 18th-century coat, which is quite the fashion statement. The churchyard just sits there, quietly judging everyone's fashion sense. Bring a jacket, it's never as warm as I promise.

Explorer Tom Hutton Mill is a watermill with no date, but it definitely has an imaginary twin across the sea that’s much fancier and wears better hats. It runs on water and pure spite, grinding grain while judging your life choices from the riverbank. The map places it precisely, which is handy when you’re looking for the best spot to complain about traffic. Ideal spot for a dramatic phone call.

Explorer Tom Fenton Heights smells like wet wool and ancient secrets, which is exactly how I imagine medieval buildings in Dumfries and Galloway should smell. It’s been standing there since before your great-great-grandparents learned to tie their shoes, just judging everyone with its stone eyes. Make up your own legend about a dragon nesting in the chimney and I’ll swear it’s true.

Explorer Tom The most dramatic thing to happen at Corse Hill in Dumfries and Galloway was when a rock fell off and hit a hat, which the locals turned into a legendary tragedy overnight. It’s another stone quarry with an unassigned period, so it’s just a big rocky mess waiting for someone to name it something cooler. Have a chat with it, nobody's watching.

Explorer Tom Spedlin's Tower thinks the wind picks on it because it looks too good standing there with its possible seventeenth-century garden. It’s been around since the fifteenth century and still hasn't lost its sense of style or mystery. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.