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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kieran Campbell, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olivier BEZES, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nuala Furley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Explorer Tom Stokestown Castle ended up in the wrong place because someone misread the map back in the day. It’s sitting next to the church, looking confused about whether it’s medieval or just very old-fashioned furniture. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.
bridge1.2 miExplorer Tom Bridge in Benjerstown has strict rules: no jumping, no wading, and absolutely no asking for refunds. It’s just a simple slab pretending to be an engineering marvel. Go on a wet day, it suits the mood perfectly.
milestone/milepost1.2 miExplorer Tom Milestone or milepost in Begsreeve is in a rivalry with a more famous stone that never won. It’s just standing there, telling you how far to Collon is. Look serious, nod slowly, and pretend you understand the maths.
Gun HillMountain / peak · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Gun Hill in County Meath has a retirement plan involving becoming a very fancy garden ornament for someone who thinks they know about history but don’t really. It’s tired of being called 'Gun' when it’s clearly more of a 'Nudge', if you ask me. Take the long way round, it deserves the effort.
European Yew2.1 miExplorer Tom This European Yew is feuding with the next village over something daft, probably about who has the better shade. It’s been going on for years and nobody really cares anymore. Practise your Irish on it, it won't correct you.
Grave YardGraveyard · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Graveyard in Knock wants a New Year’s resolution: to stop being so rectangularly boring and start acting mysterious again. The cross and font are there, but the church is basically a ghost. Go before the tourists find out.
Druids AltarPortal tomb · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Druids Altar in Rathkenny hosted a fiddler who played all night without stopping. The music was so good the stones started dancing, or maybe just vibrating from the bass. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life.
Ugly HillMountain / peak · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Ugly Hill smells like old socks mixed with wet dog, according to my very scientific nose test from the car window. It’s got a name that honestly fits perfectly because it looks like someone left a lump of dough in the field and forgot about it. The locals probably find it charming, but I just see a big, confused bump in the landscape. Practise
Nobber GreenwayMemorial · 4.1 miExplorer Tom Nobber Greenway in County Meath was officially opened recently and has already decided that slow walkers are its least favourite type of visitor. It stretches out between counties like a lazy cat, demanding attention for every single metre of its length. It’s still new enough to be dramatic about its existence. Pop by and tell it it's looking well.
Lebanon Cedar4.1 miExplorer Tom This Lebanon Cedar has an ongoing feud with the rain, complaining that it gets in its hair too much. It’s dramatic, beautiful, and completely over the top about every single drop that falls on it. Go on a wet day, it suits the mood.
CastleCastle, tower house · 4.3 miExplorer Tom Smarmore Castle thinks tourists from Dublin are too loud and don’t know how to hold a pint. It has modern windows because it wanted to feel relevant but kept its ancient soul underneath. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
Sir Frederick Foster MemorialMemorial · 6.8 miExplorer Tom Sir Frederick Foster Memorial is the subject of a quiet feud between two families over who has the best view from his shoulder. He doesn’t care; he’s too busy pretending to be a statue while judging your posture from above. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals.
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