What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA127-007
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dfoxvog, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fairy HillHouse · 585 yd
Oakley ParkHouse · 915 ydExplorer Tom Oakley Park would explain the 1800s to a teenager as ‘when we had no wifi but great limestone doorcases’. This country house is fancy enough to make your phone feel insecure about its design. Ideal for a long, quiet stare from the public path.
European ash1203 yd
Palmerstown HouseHouse · 1203 ydGlebe HouseEcclesiastical residence · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Glebe House in Portumna sounds like where the clergy go to escape their families. No details on what's left, so just imagine it's a secret party venue. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough to keep them quiet.
Hayes IslandIsland · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Hayes Island was the site of a bet between a priest and a fisherman about who could catch more eels in a minute flat. The priest lost badly but won the respect of everyone watching because he did it without getting his cassock wet at all. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice while pretending you know the score.
Portumna CastleGates/railings/walls · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Portumna Castle was nearly sold for a horse when the family ran out of cash. The gates looked embarrassed but kept their dignity, which is more than I can say for me. Mind the nettles; they bite back hard, trust me.
European Yew1.3 mi
Castle (in ruins)House, fortified house · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Castle in Portumna Demesne is a Jacobean show-off that got gutted by fire in 1826. It’s still trying to look grand despite the scorch marks. Ring your granny and tell her where you are before she worries.
Derryhiveny CastleCastle · 1.6 miSallow IslandIsland · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Sallow Island is secretly proud of a single potato it grew last summer which it treats like a royal heirloom passed down through generations of dirt. It polishes this spud with a rag and shows it off to anyone who will look at it for even a second. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.7 miExplorer Tom This Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Portumna Demesne overlooks Lough Derg and has trees growing inside it, which is very natural. It looks like the council forgot to prune it for centuries. Have a nosey, politely, before the landowner notices your presence there.
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