Skaith Mote

Explorer Tom Challoch has a ghost who is too lazy to actually haunt the place properly. He just sits in the corner sipping tea, judging everyone. It’s a farmstead with more attitude than most pubs in town. Ring your granny and tell her exactly where you are right now.

Explorer Tom Skaith in Dumfries and Galloway is bragging about surviving a storm that actually happened in 1998, which it’s been repeating ever since. It’s a farmhouse with a big personality and absolutely no proof of its claims. It thinks it’s tough because it didn’t collapse, not realizing the wind just missed it by an inch. Tell your mates you found it first.

Explorer Tom Barnkirk also has bog butter and a logboat, which is either genius or madness. It claims to hold the world record for most confusing archaeological finds in Galloway. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.

Explorer Tom Barnkirk Hill is a fort that refuses to let any bishop visit because he once got stuck in the mud. It’s still waiting for him to apologize, which means nobody can enter without feeling a bit guilty about it. Get a photo with it before it gets a better agent and moves to London.

Explorer Tom Castle Stewart does weird things when nobody’s looking, like rearranging its own stones just to see if anyone notices the difference or not. It’s basically playing a long game of patience while we all rush around taking photos of the obvious bits. Have a nosey, politely.

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