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Explorer Tom Castle in Pallis Lower is a quarried mound that looks like it’s been chewed on by a very large, angry goat. It’s got a grassy top and a ditch around it, so it’s basically a fancy hill with commitment issues and a sense of style. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.
Embanked enclosureFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1.4 mi
Borleagh HouseWalled garden · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Borleagh House’s walled garden would bring a whole crate of cress to any party and demand everyone try it. It’s a demesne gem that acts like it owns the place, which, well, it sort of does. Give the leafy fortress a cheeky wink from outside!
BannviewFarm house · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Bannview is deeply suspicious of the postman because he keeps dropping parcels on the wrong lawn. David Charles built this with a view of mountains that makes you feel small in a good way. Watch out for that rolling ground from public vantage points.
Annagh HillMountain / peak · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Annagh Hill hosted a fake royal visit where the king turned out to be a local baker in a wig. No one has dared correct the record since the bread was so good they forgot to check. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.
Monalee HillMountain / peak · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Monalee Hill suspects the postman is stealing letters and hiding them in the turf. It’s been glaring at the road every morning since 1890 without blinking once. Tell me if the gossip I made up is true.
Persian Walnut1.8 miExplorer Tom Persian Walnut in County Wexford had a fiddler playing all night until the locals threatened to throw rocks at him. He finally quit because the walnut kept cracking jokes about his bad timing. Bring a notebook and write the bit I made up.
Johnston's gum2.6 miWhite Heaps 1798Memorial · 2.8 miExplorer Tom White Heaps 1798 has a memorial with a bird that absolutely refuses to leave, no matter how much you shoo it away. It’s been there since the eighteenth century and still hasn’t figured out where its beak is pointed. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.
1798 MemorialMemorial · 3.4 miExplorer Tom I reckon this 1798 Memorial smells like old rain and stubbornness, according to me nose which is usually right about things. It’s got that classic 'don’t mess with me' energy, so just count the windows and get it wrong like I did if you want to keep its respect. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I did.
Saint Brigid's WellSpring · 6.4 miExplorer Tom Saint Brigid's Well would have a tombstone that says 'She Was Water, But She Never Actually Drowned,' which is technically true but sounds like a very confusing riddle to the uninitiated and probably annoys everyone who reads it. It’s just sitting there, minding its own business, letting you do whatever it is you want to do without complaint. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
Brides WellHoly well · 6.4 miExplorer Tom St. Bridgets Well in Brideswell Big is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Take a picture for me if you pass!
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