Rath in Ballintur Upper, County Down

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Explorer Tom Knockshee in County Down has a family tree that is mostly made up, with cousins named after every single bog in the…

Explorer Tom Round cairn in Ballintur Upper would tell you a secret after three pints, but it’s too shy to start. It’s been…

Explorer Tom Long cairn in Kilfeaghan is playing hide-and-seek and losing badly because nobody knows where it actually is. It’s like…

Explorer Tom Kilfeaghan Dolmen is having a massive existential crisis because it's called a dolmen but looks more like a confused…

Explorer Tom Kilfeaghan Dolmen is stuck in a fairy dispute over who gets to park their tiny chariot under the stone. They have been…

Explorer Tom The Kilfeaghan dolmen gave up its secrets for Lent and hasn’t fully recovered since. It’s a portal tomb, which sounds…

Explorer Tom Ballintur’s Court Tomb is waiting for someone to finally remember the hero who saved it from being ploughed under. It’s…

Explorer Tom Formal in County Down would teach history by pointing at its low-growing whins and saying that’s how you actually do…

Explorer Tom Church of the Sacred Heart in Ballincurry is where a priest lost a bet about how fast he could eat a whole turnip. He…

Explorer Tom Tamlaght in Lisnacree is a rath turned church site and graveyard, basically a location that has seen every trend from…

Explorer Tom Wrack walls in Mill Bay are basically seaweed storage facilities that got a bit too fancy and started looking like…

Explorer Tom Little Moat is a bay that has a curse on anyone who doesn't wave properly when passing by. If your wave is too lazy…