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Peter Bond, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hugh Venables, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dave Fergusson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Steven Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Elliott Simpson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mike and Kirsty Grundy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rob Newman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barcaldine CastleTower House (medieval) · 250 yd

Explorer Tom Barcaldine Castle is just a medieval tower house. Simple but effective, like my cooking. Go on, take a snap and send it over so I can admire my own taste.

AchnamoineBurial Cairn (bronze Age) · 470 yd

Explorer Tom Achnamoine is a Bronze Age burial cairn, meaning someone put their dead in it thousands of years ago. The map says it’s accurate to one metre. That’s cheeky precision!

Shian WoodNo Class (event) · 975 yd

Balure of ShianTownship · 1140 yd

CulcharronCairn (bronze Age), Cup Marked Stone (later Prehistoric) · 1315 yd

Explorer Tom Culcharron is showing off with a Bronze Age cairn and a cup-marked stone. It's like a prehistoric cocktail bar. The map points are precise, so don't get lost. Just try not to knock over the old stones.