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Now incorporated into a green area within Moreen Housing Estate. This feature extends roughly N-S direction and survives in two sections. It comprises a flat-topped bank with a fosse on either side (L 220m). The bank is better preserved in the S (Wth Top 3-4m, Wth Base 6m, H 1.2m). The fosses are mostly silted up (Wth…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-064
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Church (site of)Ecclesiastical enclosure · 227 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Balally’s church enclosure used to be a massive earthen bank, but the developers levelled it like it was a minor inconvenience. It’s gone now, leaving behind nothing but a memory and some very smug modern housing. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
Children's playground248 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Another Children's playground in County Dublin. No details, so I'm making this up: a local legend says the sandbox hides a lost leprechaun shoe. Check it out.
Watchtower in BalallyWatchtower · 435 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom A watchtower in Balally that nobody can find? I bet the bird living in the wall refuses to leave. It’s guarding something important, or maybe just a lost sock. Stand still and listen, the wind tells it better than me.
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchPresbytery/parochial/curate's house · 451 ydExplorer Tom Saint Mary's Catholic Church presbytery in Balally is a compact two-storey box with a Classical doorcase, restored recently so it’s all tidy. Built for the priests, it’s got stepped chimneys. Show me that good quality workmanship!
Sandyford Carnegie Free LibraryLibrary/archive · 680 ydExplorer Tom Sandyford Carnegie Free Library is bragging about surviving storms that never happened, thanks to its straightforward design by Rudolph Maximilian Butler. It’s not fancy, just effective, like a good sandwich. Right now, it’s probably judging your reading list from across the street.
Fernhill Community GardenGarden · 1377 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fernhill Community Garden in County Dublin sounds like a hill made of ferns and community spirit. Nothing on file means it might be just dirt and hope. Check if any ferns are actually trying to hug you. It’s weird but lovely.
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Silver Birch1.1 miExplorer Tom Silver Birch in County Dublin has that pale skin thing going on, which is either elegant or just sunburned. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it’s heard about every dog that passed by.
Monterey Cypress1.1 miExplorer Tom Monterey Cypress in County Dublin looks like it's trying very hard to look Mediterranean. A local legend says a giant sneezed and planted it by accident. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.
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KilmashogueMountain / peak · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Kilmashogue is part of the Dublin Mountains and looks great from the southeast. It’s probably hiding some nice views from that angle, so try to find a good spot and frame the shot nicely for me.
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