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- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Thielfer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dean Molyneaux, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mullanacross Ring-Barrow above Donegal BayBarrow, ring-barrow · 372 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Mullanacross Ring-Barrow above Donegal Bay is a chaotic, overgrown circle perched on high ground right before the cliff edge. It’s got all the layers of a proper defensible spot, including that weirdly raised outer ditch, so you’re basically staring at a messy ring and wondering who needed all that protection here.
Mullanacross Burial Mound and Stone ChamberMound · 730 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Mullanacross Burial Mound and Stone Chamber is an overgrown mound sitting right by a roadside fence, hiding a stone chamber discovered back in 1927. It’s been chopped up for a gateway, but you can still see set stones poking through the turf.
Hamilton MausoleumMausoleum · 987 ydExplorer Tom Hamilton Mausoleum has a metal door with pierced floral motifs that look like they are trying to bloom through the iron. Built around 1870, I bet those flowers were meant to remind visitors that even stone can grow something soft and quiet.
Thompson MausoleumMausoleum · 1004 ydExplorer Tom Thompson Mausoleum has a pointed stone doorway and a metal door marked with the family name. The Hamilton vault nearby belongs to relatives by an 1830 marriage, and the two may share a designer. I would lower my voice here; the details do the talking.
MurvaghOfficial bathing water · 1651 ydExplorer Tom Murvagh Beach has a wartime lookout hut that Joy Browne, writing for Donegal tourism, remembers playing in as a child. She says erosion has since sunk it into the sand and made entry impossible. A lookout hut retiring by burying its feet is theatrical enough for me; I would leave it to its rest.
Dromore HillMountain / peak · 1.4 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Dromore Hill sits in County Donegal with access details that remain completely unknown to the mapmakers. The name sounds like it is politely asking for a shortcut, but the landscape just offers a silent shrug. I imagine it standing there, waiting for someone to guess their way up while pretending they know exactly where they are going.
Buneeny HillMountain / peak · 2.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Buneeny Hill is just sitting there, recorded merely as a mountain or peak in County Donegal. I suspect it has been waiting decades for someone to actually notice its specific personality rather than filing it under 'generic hill'.
Salthill CabinCafé · 3.0 miExplorer Tom Salthill Cabin near Mountcharles is likely just a shed with a coffee machine and serious delusions of grandeur. It’s in Donegal, so expect rain to pour straight through the roof. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.
RossnowlaghOfficial bathing water · 3.1 miExplorer Tom Rossnowlagh seems determined to be a whole journey rather than one beach. Donegal tourism runs it from Coolmore’s cliffs to Carrickfad’s rock. I would need a bigger postcard for that stretch of golden sand; the surfers have probably had that problem for years.
Hawthorn3.9 miExplorer Tom Hawthorn in County Donegal is having a bit of a tantrum about needing permission to be seen. I'm told it's fancy stuff, but honestly, just hugging it might scare the locals off. Give it a wink for me.
Kilbarron Old Church GraveyardGraveyard · 4.6 miExplorer Tom Kilbarron Old Church Graveyard features a 15th or 16th century ruin with a 2.4m high E gable that has no window at all. That is quite the dramatic lighting choice for a place meant to let in some divine brightness.
Donegal Town HostelHostel · 4.8 miExplorer Tom Donegal Town Hostel is right in the middle of the madness on the N56. If you get lost, just follow the smell of cheap coffee to find your way back home. Find the wonkiest bit and send it to your group chat.
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