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- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Explorer Tom Ballyannan’s enclosure is D-shaped and sits at the base of a hillock. It’s basically a half-circle with a straight edge, like a pizza slice. Ask the landowner if he minds you looking around his field!
Ballyannan Castle (in Ruins)House, fortified house · 781 ydExplorer Tom Ballyannan Castle has circular towers at the corners and looks like it’s slowly sliding into the Owennacurra estuary, which is very on-brand for Cork architecture. The interior is overgrown, so the plants are taking over the management role. Go in good boots and better humour.
Ballyannan HouseHouse · 791 ydExplorer Tom Ballyannan House dates back to c. 1740 and replaced an old castle. It’s got timber sash windows and a catslide roof. The Broderick family used to live here. See if you can spot the outbuilding wing!
Enclosure in Ballyvodock EastEnclosure · 841 ydExplorer Tom Enclosure in Ballyvodock East is a cropmark that’s surrounded by a linear system of fosses. It looks like it’s trying to escape the field but kept getting pulled back. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.
Ballyannan (Bluebell) WoodsForest · 1033 ydExplorer Tom Ballyannan Woods was briefly ruled by a goat who ate all the bluebell maps, causing a minor diplomatic incident. The forest still smells faintly of hay and poor decision-making. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.
Noel Collins BridgeVisitor information · 1279 ydExplorer Tom Noel Collins Bridge in County Cork smells like wet sheep wool and regret, apparently. It's just a bridge, yet it acts like it knows all the county's secrets, which is frankly annoying for a piece of concrete. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I did.
Kindred SpiritsMemorial · 1398 ydExplorer Tom Kindred Spirits in County Cork smells like polished metal and regret, according to my expert nose which is usually right about ninety percent of the time. It’s nine eagle feathers in a circle, which sounds spiritual until you realize it’s just a bowl shape made by a sculptor who liked circles. Bring a jacket, it's never as warm as I promise.
Bailick ParkPark · 1415 ydExplorer Tom Bailick Park in County Cork has a family tree that is mostly made up of cousins who didn’t actually exist but were invented to sound impressive at parties. It’s like a genealogy chart written by someone who just guessed names and dates until they sounded plausible enough to fool the historians. Bring a flask and pretend you own the place.
vent pipe1511 ydExplorer Tom Vent pipe in Castleredmond is wearing a decorative cowling like it’s going to a gala. It’s just breathing out steam all day long, though. A prophecy says it’ll one day sing opera, but we’ll see.
Fallen Horse and RiderSculpture · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Fallen Horse and Rider in County Cork depicts a hero who tripped over his own ego and landed flat on his face. Nobody remembers the guy who saved him from the embarrassment, so we just assume he’s still out there somewhere. Have a look and decide if I was lying.
Nellie Cashman MonumentMemorial · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Nellie Cashman Monument in County Cork is basically a statue of a woman who out-drank the entire gold rush, which is wild when you think about it. Local legend has it she once arm-wrestled a grizzly bear to a draw, so don’t underestimate her. Go before the tourists find out.
Cahermone Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Cahermone Castle in County Cork has a stone in the nearby farmyard bearing the date 1579, which is ancient history by our standards. Practise your Irish on it, it won't correct your pronunciation or judge your accent.
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