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- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- MikaLaureque, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ben Brooksbank, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ardfern, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
- Einaz80, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cross-slab in Reachlainn Uí BhirnCross-slab · 8 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom This triangular cross-slab stands on the leacht at Reachlainn Uí Bhirn. A shallow-cut cross appears near the top of each broad face, with one face carrying traces of red paint. The record measures and describes that paint but does not say when it was added or who wanted the cross coloured.
Leacht in Reachlainn Uí BhirnLeacht · 8 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.Explorer Tom Leacht in Reachlainn Uí Bhirn measured only ninety centimetres each way in Herity's 1995 account. He described a broken schist stone with a U-shaped notch that might once have held a slab. An old jigsaw piece begging for its missing picture!
Rathlin O'Birne IslandIslet · 172 ydExplorer Tom Rathlin O'Birne Island's lighthouse took its time: shipowners asked for it in 1841, and the light first flashed in 1856. I would have worn out several candles waiting. Irish Lights tells the story of a working sea light here, not a public island trip.
Teach Solais an Reachlainn Uí BhirnOutbuilding · 471 ydExplorer Tom Teach Solais an Reachlainn Uí Bhirn sits on a tiny island two miles out from Malin Beg. I wonder if the keepers built it in 1856 just to see who could handle the wind best? It feels like the most dramatic place to forget your tea.
Rathlin O'Birne LighthouseLighthouse · 500 ydExplorer Tom Rathlin O'Birne Lighthouse lit up on nuclear power in 1974. When that source faded in 1987, wind generators took over, and solar power followed. I had to read that twice: a nuclear chapter for a little lighthouse off Donegal.
Malin Beg HostelHostel · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Malin Beg Hostel sounds like a place where backpackers trade stories that sound more like horror films. Ask about the strangest guest they’ve ever had.
Silver Strand ViewpointViewpoint · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Silver Strand Viewpoint in County Donegal gave up chocolate for Lent but kept its salt air, which is basically the same thing. Dare you to say hello to it out loud and see if it blushes.
Rossan PointHeadland · 3.1 miExplorer Tom Rossan Point wants 'Best Ever Headland' engraved on its tombstone, but also 'Please Stop Parking There'. It’s got very specific instructions for the afterlife. Ideal for a moody photo that you’ll pretend wasn’t actually posed by me telling you to stand there.
LiathánMountain / peak · 3.1 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.Explorer Tom Ah, Liathán in County Donegal! I bet that name means 'little grey one' to the locals, though I'm just guessing from the sound of it. It’s probably a rugged peak that likes keeping its secrets safe.
MullyooMountain / peak · 4.1 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.Explorer Tom Mullyoo is short for something impressive, surely? Or maybe it’s just shy. It’s up in Donegal being mysterious without even trying, which is frankly rude of it. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous of your adventure stories.
Glencolmcille Folk VillageMuseum · 4.5 miExplorer Tom Glencolmcille Folk Village lines up Donegal homes from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in replica cottages. I could walk from one period to another before my tea went cold, though the furniture would change on me at every door. It is a clever way to compare ordinary lives.
Slieve LeagueMountain / peak · 4.8 miExplorer Tom Slieve League is recorded as a mountain / peak in County Donegal, and its Irish name means 'Mountain of the flagstones'. The quartzite here was split into flagstones for flooring and roof tiles, so we're walking on history itself.
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