Oldtown Bar

Explorer Tom Oldtown Bridge has been guarding the River Swilly since around 1720, which feels like a lifetime for a stone face. I bet it’s still trying to remember if that older bridge from 1620 was its grandpa or just a very confusing dream.

Explorer Tom Oldtown Railway Bridge wears its double lattice trusses like a fancy coat. When surveyors recorded it, both ends were blocked. Built in 1903, it makes me imagine the bridge trying to keep its old train stories to itself.

Explorer Tom Station House Hotel is pretending to be a proper castle, but it’s just a three-starer. Grab me a slice of cake if you see one!

Explorer Tom Wolfe Tone Bar in Letterkenny is probably where the ghost of Wolfe Tone went for a pint after he realized his revolution was a bit rubbish. Grab me a stout, will you?

Explorer Tom PoleStar Monument shines in Letterkenny, a heritage beacon guiding spirits through County Donegal’s night skies.

Explorer Tom Conwal Wheeled Cross Slab is a tiny, battered fragment that survived the mess of a 1968 tidy-up. It’s just the top half of a wheeled cross, weathered smooth on the cairn. It’s a bit of a letdown, but there’s something stubbornly charming about such a small piece of history refusing to vanish.

Explorer Tom Godfrey O'Donnell Graveslab claims to be the final resting spot of a guy who died in 1258. It’s got a wheeled-cross with some fancy interlace that looks like Celtic knotting meets a bicycle wheel. The corner is broken, but the carving is still sharp enough to make you wonder if Godfrey was actually into cycling.

Explorer Tom Dry Arch Monument is a stainless steel and stone tribute to the workers. It sits at The Dry Arch Roundabout, which means the shiny metal probably gets quite a lot of traffic glare.

Explorer Tom In 1650, the Battle of Scarrifholis saw a Commonwealth victory near Letterkenny, leaving a lasting mark on local history.

Explorer Tom Gregory Hill stands in County Donegal, keeping its access details firmly unknown. The name sounds like a word you’d mumble into your breakfast cereal, yet it sits there as a solid geological fact without offering a single helpful footpath.

Explorer Tom Meet this ancient European Yew in Donegal, where permission might be the key to its mysterious charm.

Explorer Tom This Rowan tree in Donegal is a classic, possibly needing permission to admire its red berries up close.