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Explorer Tom Boreland is playing hide-and-seek with me. It’s a chambered cairn that clearly thinks it’s too fancy to be found easily by us commoners. I bet it has an excellent dating profile: 'Ancient, mysterious, and definitely not a pile of rocks.' Go in good boots and better humour.
Explorer Tom Garlies Castle has a family tree that is mostly made up of guesses and a few very confident lies from great-grandparents. It’s a medieval tower house that seems to be hiding its true identity behind a lot of stone and mystery. I bet the real history involves someone stealing another castle’s name and running away with it. Walk past slowly like you’re in a film
Explorer Tom Larg Tower in Dumfries and Galloway has a secret talent for looking exactly like a chimney when you’re not paying attention, which is very handy if you want to hide from your ex. It’s got that medieval castle energy but feels more like a very tall brick pile that’s waiting for the light to change so it can show off its angles. The whole place is just going, 'Look at me now,' while the clouds
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