Low Chapelton

Explorer Tom Cairniehill is a structure that looks like it was built by someone who forgot what a building is actually supposed to do, which is pretty wild when you think about it. I heard a fox took charge of the place last winter and now runs a very strict regime where no one speaks above a whisper or they get hissed at. It’s got that quiet dignity of a place that knows

Explorer Tom Whitehill took about forty cups of tea to build, or so I’m told by the wind. It’s just a structure that looks like it fell over slightly and decided to stay down. The colour suggests it tried hard to look clean but failed miserably. Bring a notebook and write down the bit I made up.

Explorer Tom Chapelton Row has a secret talent for making people feel like they’re intruding on a very serious family meeting, even when nobody is home. It’s just a building that acts like it knows all the gossip in Dumfries and Galloway and will tell you if you’re nice. If it's closed, admire it from the road like a polite stalker.

Explorer Tom Castle Haven Dun offers a shortcut that isn’t actually a shortcut, but more of a gentle nudge towards existential confusion in the middle of nowhere. It’s an archaeological site that looks like someone dumped a cartload of rocks and called it a day without checking the map twice. Count the crows, then count again.

Explorer Tom Balmangan Tower was saved by a hero nobody remembers because he got too drunk on the celebratory ale and forgot his own name before dawn. He probably still lives in the attic judging by the amount of old coins found in the cellar recently. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.