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Explorer Tom Downing Bridge in Gortore is six arches old and has been widened three times because everyone drives fast. Built around 1700, it’s seen a lot of traffic. Tell the keystones Tom is admiring their shape!

Explorer Tom Ballynacarriga House in County Cork is all about sombre elegance and rusticated limestone piers that look like they’re guarding the gates. Built by Cornelius Pyne, it’s got a classically-inspired face. Try not to trip over the gates!

Explorer Tom Mount Rivers gates and railings are solidly constructed stone masonry that looks like it could survive a zombie apocalypse. The ironwork is doing its best to look elegant while being incredibly sturdy. It’s basically a bouncer for the local history, very strict about who gets in.

Explorer Tom Ballinamona House is a Victorian Tudor Revival show-off with an ornate Venetian window and glazed porch. Built around 1880, this L-plan house has varied timber windows that add rhythm to its façade. The decorative focus is definitely the porch tiling.

Explorer Tom Ileclash House in Licklash had Sir Oswald Mosley as a holiday guest, which means fascists once sipped tea here and called it culture. It’s got double bows that are mathematically superior to single ones, so argue with me. Twist o

Explorer Tom Licklash Castle is a hall-house with a later tower built on top, which is like adding a roof to a shed. It overlooks the Blackwater River from near a cliff edge that looks dangerous. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket just in case.

Explorer Tom Kilworth Garda Station in Kilworth, County Cork was a fancy 1880s home before it caught the law bug. The render quoins are doing their best to look stern. Wave at the officers if you see them!

Explorer Tom Ballyfean Bridge is showing off its turn-of-the-century engineering skills. Local craftsmen really knew what they were doing back then, or so they say. Dare you to compare it to the Golden Gate.

Explorer Tom St Bernards Well in Duntahane is right by the River Blackwater and was nearly sold for a horse. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.

Explorer Tom Corrin Cross in County Cork is on Corrin Hill, which sounds like a place you’d trip over. It’s just a cross standing up there. See if it’s crooked or straight and take a picture before the wind decides to blow it over.

Explorer Tom Dunmahon Castle is hiding a scandal behind its low walls, probably about who ate the last pie in 1600. The tower's invisible from the road, which is annoyingly clever of it. Snap one photo, then actually look.