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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Socleary, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Comhar, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
farm house2.0 miExplorer Tom Farm house in Muingerroon South is built from local stone and an ungodly amount of tea, probably three million cups. It’s got a Turkish reed thatch roof, which is a bold fashion choice for Mayo. Pretend you’re a local sheep just chilling.
Glenturk LodgeHunting/fishing lodge · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Glenturk Lodge is convinced the postman is actually a spy sent by rival hunters. It’s been dodging deliveries since Captain McCallum first set up his shooting hideout. Pick a stone, any stone, and toss it into the hedge.
Derreens IslandIslet · 2.2 miGortmore IslandIslet · 3.5 miEnclosure in An Cheathrú MhórEnclosure · 3.5 miExplorer Tom Enclosure in An Cheathrú Mhór once had a celebrity friend, probably a very shy actor. He visited once, hid for three days, and never came back. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.
Kilcommon WellHoly well · 3.5 miExplorer Tom Kilcommon Well in Gort An Chairn thinks the modern building next door is tacky and should be demolished. It has strong opinions on architecture that haven’t changed in centuries. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I did.
Sruth Fada ConBay · 4.1 miBarr na CoilleadhMountain / peak · 4.6 miSite of CastleCastle, unclassified · 5.2 miExplorer Tom Site of Castle in An Tinbhear is so gone it could teach history if it had to, but it’s too shy to show up to class. It’s basically a memory of a building that was already a memory when the mapmakers got there. Bring biscuits, every good story needs biscuits.
Hawthorn5.4 miExplorer Tom Hawthorn is basically the local sheep’s opinion on what happens when you eat too much thorny bush in one go. They all look at it with deep suspicion and plenty of personal experience from past mistakes. If it rains, blame me.
Cuan an InbhirBay · 7.9 miExplorer Tom Broadhaven Bay has a mouth about 8.6 kilometres wide, so even I cannot claim to have seen all of it from one rock. Erris Head guards the west side and Kid Island the east. Inside are sandy beaches, blanket bog, mudflats and reef habitats that help wintering birds and breeding terns. The quieter inlets carry a great deal of life while the Atlantic keeps a loud appointment outside. I would announce myself as the bay's official bird counter and be dismissed after missing the first flock. Choose a lawful shore viewpoint, check tides and weather, and keep well back from nesting birds and soft tidal ground. Watch how the landscape narrows into the inner water. Mayo has given the open sea a remarkable place to pause.
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An Bhinn BhuíMountain / peak · 8.5 miMore things to do in County Mayo · All of County Mayo
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