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Little Genoch

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From the Historic Environment Scotland record 60408

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  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mary and Angus Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Baird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rose and Trev Clough, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Eclipse: Genoch Rocks, Rhinns of Galloway, North ChannelSloop (19th Century) · 218 ydDunsour, North CairnLazy Beds (post Medieval) · 240 yd

Explorer Tom Dunsour’s North Cairn has lazy beds, which are exactly what they sound like: farming ridges for people who hated work. It’s post-medieval, so not ancient, but definitely older than your car. There was a dance held here that went so far the ground still looks tired from it. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.

Port GavillanFarmstead · 460 ydCairnsideSword (bronze) · 1033 yd

Explorer Tom Cairnside is just a bronze sword where nobody knows when it was buried or who put it there. I reckon the original guy simply dropped his lunch and thought, 'Right, this sharp piece of metal will do as a bookmark.' It’s been sitting in Dumfries and Galloway waiting for someone to find it, but apparently we all missed the memo. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.

KnocknassieFarmstead · 1.1 miPrincess Royal: Craig Laggan, Rhinns of Galloway, North ChannelPaddle Steamer (19th Century)-(1856) · 1.1 miCorsewall CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Corsewall Castle has an unlikely celebrity friend who is actually just a very large rock that looks like a famous actor from the side. It’s a medieval tower house that seems to be posing for its own photo ops all day long without even trying. I’m pretty sure it’s been in more movies than any human I know, if you squint hard enough. Look up

Castle Ban MotteArchaeological place · 1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Castle Ban Motte is having a total identity crisis because nobody can tell if it's a castle or just a very ambitious hill. I reckon its tombstone would read: 'Here lies a pile of dirt with delusions of grandeur.' Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun.

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