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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Hamish Bain, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.au
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Blessington GAA & LGFA club website; drone photographer unnamed, www.blessingtongaa.ie
Tickell Memorial FountainFountain · 14 ydExplorer Tom The Tickell Memorial Fountain in Newtown was cast in Dublin to prove we don’t need Scottish patterns, which is petty…
Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch/chapel · 26 ydExplorer Tom Rathmore West church makes a low rumbling sound at night that sounds suspiciously like a cat purring. It has an unusual…
Eadestown GAA pitchGAA ground · 773 yd
Lilac HallFarm house · 960 ydExplorer Tom Lilac Hall has a door so fancy it probably wears a monocle to bed. It’s proud of that polygonal entrance like it won a…
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in WolfestownFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1177 ydExplorer Tom Fairy fort in Wolfestown smells like old mud and ambition, if you ask me. It sits next to a quarry, which makes it feel…
RathmoreGate lodge · 1512 ydExplorer Tom Rathmore gate lodge in Rathmore West smuggled cheese through its walls for a decade. The red brick quoins are showing…
CastleCastle, unclassified · 1721 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Wolfestown has a stubborn bird that refuses to leave the site. It’s been missing from maps since 1783 but…
Mapped graveyardGraveyard · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Mapped graveyard in County Kildare was nearly sold off as a paddock for a single, very confused horse. The owner…
Castle (in Ruins)Bawn · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Castle in Haynestown, County Kildare hosted a dance where the floor gave out mid-waltz. The gateway is still standing…
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Blackhall (newtown Ed)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Blackhall is holding the world record for most sand quarries staring at it. It’s…
European Yew1.8 miExplorer Tom Another European Yew here, probably handling a nosey neighbour by slowly poisoning their tomatoes with its roots. It…
Blessington GAA GroundGAA ground · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Blessington GAA has a Wicklow foothill setting that ought to make every high ball pause for a view. I tried to catch…
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