What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG048-001
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Picture notes
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
- Robert Bone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
- Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rossographer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Teach Pobail Naomh Cróine [Saint Crone's Catholic Church]Church/chapel · 1534 ydExplorer Tom Teach Pobail Naomh Cróine has a map label that calls it Saint Crome’s, which sounds like a very confused wizard. I picture the ink spilling over and turning her into a pot of magic potion. Did the cartographer just run out of imagination for the last letter?
Grave YardBurial ground · 1.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Graveyard in Na Goirt Ghearra is a disused plot perched on a rocky promontory jutting straight out into the sea. It’s surrounded by drystone walls and 19th-century headstones, looking out over steep drops to the east and west. Standing here feels like checking your email from a very dramatic, wind-blown balcony.
An Mhaoil CharrachMountain / peak · 1.1 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom An Mhaoil Charrach is brash and bold, probably showing off its charrach while we try not to slip on the wet rocks. It's got that 'I was here before you' energy that makes you feel like a guest at a party you weren't invited to. Pop by and tell it it's looking well, just to be polite.
Children's playground1.2 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal needs a backstory, so I’m making one up right now about a buried pirate treasure. You can believe it if you want, I’ll swear on my life. Make up your own legend and I'll swear it's true.
Cró na gCárnMountain / peak · 1.3 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Cró na gCárn sits in County Donegal, a peak with no recorded access details. The name sounds like it is trying to explain itself, but the map just offers you a polite shrug and walks away.
Cairn on Cnoc an IolairPublicly named cairn · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Cairn on Cnoc an Iolair sits on a place that sounds like it’s waiting for a giant eagle to land. Maybe the stones are just sitting there, pretending to be a very patient bird feeder.
Slí Árann Mhór LoopOfficial walking route · 1.5 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Slí Árann Mhór Loop is a seventeen-kilometre loop that will absolutely destroy your shins. Five hours? More like five days if you stop for snacks. Wave at the cows, they’re the only locals with actual jobs.
EarlysPub · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Earlys in Moville hosted Daniel O'Donnell, so tell them Tom wanted to sing along even if it was truly off-key. Pick a stone from the floor, any stone, and invent its biography before you order your pint. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.
Arranmore / Árainn MhórIsland · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Arranmore / Árainn Mhór is a living island with beaches, Irish words in the air and a walk towards the lighthouse. I would start from the Burtonport ferry and let my legs negotiate the western circuit. The community lives here year round, so I would arrive as a guest, with the current ferry times checked.
An Staca Mór [Stackamore]Beacon · 1.7 miExplorer Tom An Staca Mór [Stackamore] is a white stone navigation beacon near the channel to Arranmore. It may date from around 1810. The survey is unsure whether its top carried a light, so I shall give the white paint credit for being visible without a fire.
An tÍochtarIsland · 2.4 miExplorer Tom An tÍochtar is out here looking like it wants a nap, tucked away in County Donegal. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look, because my eyes are starting to cross from squinting.
Burtonport Loops - Lúb Cheann Bhaile CruaicheOfficial walking route · 3.3 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Burtonport Loops - Lúb Cheann Bhaile Cruaiche is a six-point-eight-kilometre easy loop that sounds like a tongue-twister for locals. The whole parish argued about its name until they forgot why they started walking in the first place. Bring your own legend, I’ve run out of them.
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