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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this holy well.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eeno11, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
DrumbarnetHouse · 426 ydExplorer Tom Drumbarnet wears four red-brick chimneys with yellow clay pots, part of the house the Glenn family remodelled in 1911. I picture the chimneys lining up for a photograph, each insisting it is the tallest. The 1911 front stands ahead of an older house dated to about 1840.
Standing stone in VeaghStanding stone · 683 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Standing stone in Veagh picked the absolute best spot on the ridge, right where the sun hits first. It’s probably standing there just to show off how nice its view is, ignoring anyone who asks it for directions.
Holy well in KillyverryHoly well · 1.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Holy well in Killyverry appears in a school folklore account that links St Mary's well to a belief about sprain cures. It also describes a triangular graveyard whose ruins were already gone then. That account cannot locate the well, but the triangle sticks in my mind.
farm house1.0 miExplorer Tom Farm house in Moneymore, built 1906, sports those yellow brick chimneys topped with polygonal clay pots. They look exactly like a row of tiny, very serious hats sitting on the roof's shoulders. I bet the house is just showing off its best headwear to anyone driving past.
Taylor's HillMountain / peak · 1.8 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Taylor's Hill sounds like it belongs to a guy who never paid rent. He probably left it behind in a hurry and forgot about it entirely. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up with its silence.
Children's playground2.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal, where the sand is probably older than your mortgage. The merry-go-round spins with the energy of a thousand dropped ice creams. It is free, it is odd, what more do you want?
Coyles barPub · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Coyles bar in County Donegal is probably hiding a secret stash of old pints behind the tap. I bet they serve a stout that tastes like it’s been marinating in peat for decades. Grab me a pint if you’re passing through!
Dooish MountainMountain / peak · 2.6 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Dooish Mountain sits in County Donegal with its access details firmly locked away. The name has such a soft, rolling rhythm that I reckon it is probably just humming to itself while we all stand there, squinting at the blank map.
Rowan3.3 miExplorer Tom Rowan in County Donegal is hiding because it thinks it wards off witches, but I'm pretty sure it just hates the rain. It needs permission to exist properly. Ask it politely if it wants a cup of tea.
European Yew3.4 miExplorer Tom European Yew in County Donegal is a yew, which means it’s tough, old, and probably poisonous if you look at it wrong. It’s the kind of tree that survives empires and bad haircuts. Bring your own legend, I've run out, make up a story about a dragon living in its branches.
Burt CastleCastle, tower house · 3.8 miExplorer Tom Burt Castle's roofless keep still stands on the hill, with two round corner towers and rows of gun-loops. The old account even records a spiral stair with broken steps in the south-west tower. I would admire that stubborn stonework from safe ground; those steps sound like trouble.
Tullyaughnish Old Church GraveyardGraveyard · 5.2 miExplorer Tom Tullyaughnish Old Church Graveyard has been hanging around since 1622, which is basically forever in church years. Sir William Stewart built it, so the locals were definitely keeping up with the trends back then. I bet the ghosts are still complaining about the new church. Take a pic of the old stones!
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