Sandyhill Kitchen Garden

Explorer Tom Sandyhill House is a fine country place with outbuildings that probably gossip about the main house. There was a prophecy it would fly, but it stayed grounded. Check the gate posts for clues.

Explorer Tom Monaloo House is pretending to be classical in County Cork, built around 1870 with all that symmetry and order. It’s got shutters and sash windows that make it look like it belongs in a museum, not just out on the farm.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Ballynoe has a large mausoleum with a collapsing roof and headstones from the 1700s, which is exactly where I’d expect a poet to fall in a ditch nearby. It’s still in use today. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.

Explorer Tom St Laurences Well in Garrylaurence has been doing this for two hundred years and still looks fresh off the block. It’s got a concrete roof, which is a bit of a fashion crime, but hey, it works. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough.

Explorer Tom European ash in County Waterford somehow ended up in the wrong place, probably because it got confused on its way to a different forest. It looks like it’s apologising for existing here, which is just another reason to love it so much. Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown.

Explorer Tom Kilnatoora Castle is ivy-clad and standing next to a sheer rock face that looks scarier than the castle itself. It’s got a vaulted lobby that might eat your keys. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check your ID.

Explorer Tom Conna Castle in County Cork is doing its best to look mysterious, which is hard when you are just a dot on the map. I bet it has a secret entrance behind the trees for spies. Snap that for me!