Leck Graveyard

Explorer Tom Old Leck Church is a tiny medieval gem with a cross stone built right into its gable. It’s got a bellcote too, so maybe listen for a ghostly ring? Take a quick photo if you can see those punch-dressed quoins from afar!

Explorer Tom Oldtown Bar is likely where all the locals go to complain about the weather. Listen carefully; you might hear a legend worth stealing.

Explorer Tom Oldtown Bridge has been guarding the River Swilly since around 1720, which feels like a lifetime for a stone face. I bet it’s still trying to remember if that older bridge from 1620 was its grandpa or just a very confusing dream.

Explorer Tom Station House Hotel is pretending to be a proper castle, but it’s just a three-starer. Grab me a slice of cake if you see one!

Explorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal smells like old rubber, damp grass, and regret, according to my nose at least. It’s a distinctive bouquet. Pretend it's yours for a minute and plan the housewarming party.

Explorer Tom PoleStar Monument is pointing at nothing but the sky, which is fair enough since I'm lost anyway. Get there early and have it all to yourself before some influencer shows up with a selfie stick and ruins the vibe.

Explorer Tom Battlefield in Ballyboe Lisenan in County Donegal is another patch of land where things went sideways centuries ago. Now it’s just a quiet field with a lot to say if you listen. Linger, it's not going anywhere and neither should you.

Explorer Tom Conwal Wheeled Cross Slab is a tiny, battered fragment that survived the mess of a 1968 tidy-up. It’s just the top half of a wheeled cross, weathered smooth on the cairn. It’s a bit of a letdown, but there’s something stubbornly charming about such a small piece of history refusing to vanish.

Explorer Tom Godfrey O'Donnell Graveslab claims to be the final resting spot of a guy who died in 1258. It’s got a wheeled-cross with some fancy interlace that looks like Celtic knotting meets a bicycle wheel. The corner is broken, but the carving is still sharp enough to make you wonder if Godfrey was actually into cycling.

Explorer Tom Gregory Hill stands in County Donegal, keeping its access details firmly unknown. The name sounds like a word you’d mumble into your breakfast cereal, yet it sits there as a solid geological fact without offering a single helpful footpath.

Explorer Tom European Yew in County Donegal is a yew, which means it’s tough, old, and probably poisonous if you look at it wrong. It’s the kind of tree that survives empires and bad haircuts. Bring your own legend, I've run out, make up a story about a dragon living in its branches.