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- Aubrey Dale, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Dean Molyneaux, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkistown CastleCastle · 5.5 miExplorer Tom Kirkistown Castle is pretending to be from 1500, but I’m calling its bluff; it looks like a weekend DIY project that…
Tower-house and bawn: kirkistown castle in KirkistownTower-house and Bawn: Kirkistown Castle · 5.5 miExplorer Tom Kirkistown castle in Kirkistown got lost by the Vikings, who were clearly not great with directions back then. It’s the…
Burial IslandIslet · 5.6 miExplorer Tom Burial Island in County Down is off Burr Point, which is the easternmost point of Ireland, so it’s basically the edge…
Burr PointHeadland · 5.8 miExplorer Tom Burr Point claims Ireland's easternmost mainland title, and I can already hear Cannon Rock offshore objecting. The…
Kearney Coastal Walk, KearneyWalking route · 6.0 miExplorer Tom Kearney Coastal Walk is where the oystercatchers hold court and judge your outfit. Locals swear a poet once wrote a…
Windmill HillMountain / peak · 6.7 miExplorer Tom This Windmill Hill started because two lads made a bet in the pub that they could find a hill with no wind, which…
Glastry Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 7.3 miExplorer Tom Glastry Presbyterian Church bragged about surviving a storm that took out the roof of the pub next door but left its…
Millin Bay CairnArchaeological place · 7.9 miExplorer Tom Millin Bay Cairn got into a feud with the next village over whose turn it was to collect the mail in 1790. It’s a stone…
Two Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere in DerryTwo Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere · 8.0 miExplorer Tom Two Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere in Derry has a New Year's resolution to stop leaning so much. Two…
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1509878.jpg/250px-Ballyhemlin_Presbyterian_Church_(Non-Subscribing)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1509878.jpg "Photo: Dean Molyneaux, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Non-subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 8.1 miExplorer Tom Ballyhemlin’s Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church has been standing since the 1820s, looking sharper than your ex. The…
Pherson's IslandIsland · 8.5 miExplorer Tom Pherson's Island is technically a drumlin that got promoted to island status after the sea level rose, which is like…
Corrog WoodWood · 8.5 miExplorer Tom Corrog Wood in County Down had a bad poem written about it that rhymed 'trees' with 'deez'. The Woodland Trust has…
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