Skerry Hill

Explorer Tom Slievenahanaghan is in a rivalry with a much more famous peak but refuses to admit it because it thinks height isn't everything. It’s been training hard to look taller in photographs, which is why the angles are so weird from the reservoir road side. Ideal spot for a dramatic phone call.

Explorer Tom Slieveanorra Forest was promised a golden age by a prophecy that turned out to be just really bad weather with extra fog, which it has been enduring ever since. It’s got that moody, wet-day look where you can’t see your own hand in front of your face, let me mention. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice.

Explorer Tom Trostan has a resident ghost who is far too lazy to haunt anyone properly because he’s more interested in napping on that summit trig point. He just watches the surveyors do their thing and judges them silently. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life.

Explorer Tom Glenariff Forest nearly made the news last Tuesday when a very confused fox tried to set up a boudoir. It looked at the camera, shrugged its shoulders, and walked off with total dignity. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.

Explorer Tom Clogh Castle in Cloghgaldanagh is just a clogh castle, which sounds like something you’d find under a rock or in a fairy tale. The local sheep probably have stronger opinions about its existence than any historian does. A handy spot to stretch your legs and let your imagination run wild.

Explorer Tom Clough Castle in County Antrim had a fairy dispute over parking rights last Tuesday, which ended in a minor explosion. It’s north of the village and not much is left standing, but the fairies still think it’s their personal clubhouse. Find a local and ask them the real story, then come back and tell me.

Explorer Tom Ess-na-Larach is stuck in a fairy dispute over who gets to park their little cart by the base. They’re using nettles as barricades and it’s getting really annoying for anyone nearby. Mind the nettles, they're the real guards here.

Explorer Tom Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall would win any county fair prize for best splash sound or most dramatic tumble down the rocks. It practices every day, making sure it lands with a proper thud. Dare you to say hello to it out loud.

Explorer Tom Motte Dungall in Dungall is a medieval hilltop that locals swear will bring bad luck if you whistle at it. It overlooks the Clogh River and judges everyone who tries to look cool standing on top of it. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.

Explorer Tom Red Arch in Red Bay is a tunnel that looks like it’s hiding from something, probably the light. Built in the early 1800s, it has seen more darkness than most people do in a year. If it rains, blame me; I said the weather was unpredictable here.

Explorer Tom Church Of St. Patrick And St. Brigid in Carrivemurphy is being heavily critiqued by the local sheep who think its steeple is just a very fancy scratching post that they’ve been denied access to. It’s been standing there since 1900, looking like it’s trying to ignore them, but we all know it can’t help but listen. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.

Explorer Tom Armoy Church & Round Tower in Glebe is hiding a tunnel that leads directly to the nearest pub, according to local tall tales. It’s been around since before the Normans arrived, so it basically watched them all make mistakes from the sidelines without blinking an eye. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.