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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Explorer Tom Scrabbagh’s 'the Rock' was once marked as a big circle but is now just an oval platform covering rock outcrop. It has had so many names over the years that it has completely given up and just accepts whatever label you slap on it. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.
Tully LodgeHouse · 1131 ydExplorer Tom Tully Lodge in Tully is a grand old house that definitely thinks it’s better than you are, which is fair enough given its impressive architecture. Rumor has it a goat once ruled this place with an iron hoof, and honestly, looking at those windows, I’d believe it. It's free to admire from the outside.
The Old RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1.0 miExplorer Tom The Old Rectory in Carrowcuill has strict rules for visitors: no shoes, no talking, and definitely no touching the ashlar stonework! It’s a modest facade with big dreams of being grand. The cast-iron gates are very particular about who gets through. Leave your ego at the door.
Tobermacleggan WellHoly well · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Tobermacleggan Well in Clooncommon More is buried under pasture now, but I bet it tells wild stories after a few pints of invisible rainwater. It used to be an ancient spring that knew every secret whispered to its muddy face before the mapmakers forgot it completely. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call.
Hat IslandIslet · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Hat Island has a prophecy that says it will eventually float away and land in France, but nobody believes it will actually happen within our lifetimes. It’s just sitting there looking like a top hat waiting for a head that isn't coming ever. If it's closed, admire it from the road like a polite stalker.
Site of Dangan CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Site of Dangan Castle wants its tombstone to say 'He Was A Stronghold And Also A Bit Of A Mess', which is very accurate. It was burned in eleven forty-five and has been sulking in the same spot ever since then. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.
InishmoylinIslet · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Inishmoylin in County Roscommon would tell its younger self to stop worrying about being an islet and just enjoy the view from the water. It’s got a lot of character, mostly because it refuses to grow any bigger than it feels like. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.
Coarse IslandForest · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Coarse Island in County Roscommon is being dramatic about its own name. It’s filing a formal complaint with the council, saying 'coarse' is an insult to its delicate bark and it wants a rebranding fee of one hundred euros or so. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.
Mullinashee WoodForest · 2.9 miExplorer Tom Mullinashee Wood in County Roscommon claims it can hear everything said through its walls because the trees are so close together they form an acoustic nightmare of gossip and secrets. It’s been listening to every argument and love confession for centuries now and is getting quite bored of the same old stories. Look for the ghost, then pretend you didn't.
Tom Dunphy MemorialMemorial · 3.3 miPatrick Gill Memorial Plaque (ira)Monument · 3.5 mi
Cavan & Leitrim RailwayMuseum · 4.4 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Roscommon · All of County Roscommon
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