Pennyholm Pool

Explorer Tom Whitstone Hill is a scooped settlement that claims to be older than the concept of time itself, which is bold. It’s basically a big hole in the ground with a very inflated ego and no proof. Take the long way round, it deserves the effort.

Explorer Tom Whiteknowe has a hidden message in its stones that reads 'Don't touch me' in very old Scottish. It’s a white knuckle grab at history, but mostly it’s just a really good name for a stubborn rock. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might be.

Explorer Tom Seven Brethren is a stone circle that has an unlikely celebrity friend: a very persistent badger who sleeps under one of the big guys. It’s got that 'we’re a family' energy, even if two of the stones are leaning dangerously close to each other. I bet they hold weekly meetings about who gets the best sunlight. Go now, before it gets famous.

Explorer Tom Wyliehole was nearly sold for a horse once, but the farmer changed his mind because the horse wouldn’t fit inside. It’s got that farmstead charm where everything is slightly muddy but somehow still impressive. I think it has a secret room where it keeps all the old tools from the last century. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals.

Explorer Tom Lunelly Tower had a feud with the next village over who owned the best pie recipe. It’s been grumbling about it since the medieval days. This tower house is still holding onto that grudge. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.

Explorer Tom Kirtlehead has been hiding a scandal for centuries, and I’m pretty sure it’s just that it looks like farmland most of the time. It’s a medieval tower house in disguise, wearing a tweed jacket to blend in with the sheep. The secret is out, and honestly, it’s not very dramatic at all. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.