Malzie Smithy, Lade, Dumfries and Galloway

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Explorer Tom Malzie Bridge, Old Bridge, is that classic shortcut that isn’t actually a shortcut at all. It’s from the 19th century…

Explorer Tom Malzie Smithy is an eighteenth-century forge that nearly got famous when it almost forged a sword for a king but ran…

Explorer Tom Low Malzie Farmhouse is still plotting an escape plan because its first owner was obsessed with getting away from it…

Explorer Tom Ballaird Farmhouse is planning what it would do with a lotto win, mostly just buy more sheep to fill the empty space…

Explorer Tom Culmalzie would describe itself to a stranger as 'a bit of a mystery'. It doesn't have a date, so it's basically…

Explorer Tom Dalreagle has an axehead that changes names faster than I change my mind about going for a swim. It was called this…

Explorer Tom Crouse makes a sound at night that sounds like a sheep clearing its throat before a very important announcement. It’s a…

Explorer Tom Water of Malzie is in a permanent feud with the rain. The water says the rain is too aggressive, while the rain calls…

Explorer Tom High Barness refuses to fall down because it’s waiting for someone to buy it a new roof. It’s a farmstead that’s been…

Explorer Tom Crouse Moor is just another sheepfold with delusions of grandeur, thinking it’s some kind of historic fortress when…

Explorer Tom Crouse Hole Stone ended up in the wrong place because it got lost on the way to the pub and fell asleep in a ditch.…