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- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Keadeen MountainMountain / peak · 1077 ydExplorer Tom Keadeen Mountain inspired a poem so bad that the poet cried into his tea for three days straight. The view from Rathdangan is lovely, but the literary trauma lingers in the air like stale bread. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.
Castle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 1465 ydExplorer Tom Castle in ruins at Castlequarter is hiding a treasure chest that is almost certainly full of stale biscuits and broken glass. It’s sitting on a stony platform looking like it’s waiting for its cue. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.
Saint Brigit's ChairNamed rock · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Saint Brigit's Chair is a rock that seems to be waiting for someone to finally sit down and gossip properly, but nobody ever does. The ghost haunting it is too lazy to even knock on the door. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.
Kilranelagh GraveyardGraveyard · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Kilranelagh Graveyard would order the biggest portion of chips they could possibly get, extra thick, with gravy that is almost certainly not from a cow but definitely tastes like one. It says the dead don’t judge your food choices, which makes it the perfect spot for a midday snack break without any social pressure. Bring your nan, she'll know more than me.
Dwyer-McAllister CottageFarm house · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Dwyer-McAllister Cottage in Derrynamuck thinks it has an imaginary twin house sitting somewhere across the sea. It’s a National Monument now, so it takes itself very seriously despite being a small vernacular farmhouse. Give it a wave so its phantom cousin doesn’t get jealous and start shouting at you.
Kilranelagh HouseCountry house · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Kilranelagh House has a bowed bay window that looks like it’s judging your life choices. The seagulls have started a support group just to complain about how much it shows off. Fi-ve stars from me, but keep your distance until the birds stop screeching their reviews.
SlievereaghMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
European Beech3.4 miExplorer Tom European Beech in County Wicklow wants 'Resting But Trying' carved on its tombstone because that’s exactly how it looks most days. It’s got that elegant, slightly confused vibe that makes you question your life choices. Go in good boots and better humour.
Druidical CircleStone circle, embanked · 3.4 miExplorer Tom Druidical Circle in Castleruddery Lower took about two hundred cups of tea to build, I reckon, just to keep the spirits calm. It’s twenty-nine stones deep in conversation right now. A handy spot to stretch your legs and your imagination.
Castleruddery MotteArchaeological place · 3.7 miExplorer Tom Castleruddery Motte was built on a bargain where you gave up your sanity for a hilltop. It’s still waiting for the other shoe to drop. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
Sessile Oak3.8 mi
Rathvilly MoatArchaeological place · 5.8 miExplorer Tom Rathvilly Moat is making a noise at night like a tuba being played by a ghost with no rhythm. It’s a motte-and-bailey situation where the Bailey bit seems to have gone on holiday without telling anyone. Practise your Irish on it, it won't correct you.
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