Marley Playground

Explorer Tom Moravian Cemetery in Kilmashogue has been keeping secrets since 1750. It’s full of flat grave markers and a pointed gateway that looks like it wants to let you peek at John Cennick’s followers resting easy.

Explorer Tom Whitechurch Church in Kilmashogue is standing there since 1827 looking all serious and granite-y. It’s got a needle spire that probably stabs the clouds. The Guinness family used to hang around here, so watch out!

Explorer Tom Cross in Kilmashogue is known as the wartstone and has a small inscribed cross with the letters IL on it. It’s a roadside boulder with a rectangular mortice, probably waiting for a shaft that never showed up. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life of waiting.

Explorer Tom Lebanon Cedar in County Dublin smells like expensive soap and old money, according to Tom, who has never been there but knows everything. It’s trying too hard to be fancy for a tree that just wants to stand still. Ring your granny and tell her where you are before you get lost in the scent.

Explorer Tom Upper Playground in County Dublin sounds like it's on top of something, maybe a hill or a very tall fence. Access is unknown, so bring a ladder and some courage. Go find out what's up there!

Explorer Tom Start / End Point Wicklow Way is waiting for you to go wild in the mountains. Glendalough is calling from the tour guides. Snap a pic of the trail marker for me!

Explorer Tom Regency Walled Garden in County Dublin is all about proper manners and stiff collars. The plants are probably wearing tiny waistcoats. Bow to them; they remember when everyone was on their best behaviour here.

Explorer Tom European Yew in County Dublin has been feuding with the rain since the last ice age or something equally dramatic. It looks grumpy, which is on brand for a yew that’s seen too much drama. Go on a wet day, it suits the gloomy mood perfectly.

Explorer Tom Flat cemetery in Edmondstown was found by golfers doing landscaping work back in 1950. They uncovered cist burials with cremations and food vessels on an esker ridge, proving that even a good game of golf can kick up some ancient bones if you're not careful.

Explorer Tom Obelisk in County Dublin stands on Killiney Hill, which sounds like a great place for a picnic. It's a memorial, so probably someone important died or did something cool. Climb up the hill and take a picture with the tall pointy thing!

Explorer Tom Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb in County Dublin is another wedge-shaped mystery. It’s like a giant cheese slice that some ancient folks decided to live in.

Explorer Tom Whitecliff in County Dublin sounds like a cliff. It’s actually just a visitor info spot, which is weirdly anticlimactic for such a dramatic and rocky-sounding name.