The Navigator, public artwork in County Cork

What is recorded here

Map note: The Navigator is recorded in County Cork, Ireland as a public artwork. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

Photo credits

Explorer Tom Store or warehouse in Haulbowline Island was built by the Royal Navy in 1822. Thirteen bays of stone on a military…

Explorer Tom Office in Haulbowline Island has curious stone coursing that stands out among the military stores. It’s been there…

Explorer Tom Harbour in Haulbowline Island is showing off its limestone bones. Built in eighteen-twenty-two, it’s got some proper…

Explorer Tom Haulbowline Island’s church is standing tall with those pilasters, looking like it’s about to deliver the sermon of the…

Explorer Tom Weston in Ringmeen has a bishop who refused to visit because he said the A-frame bargeboards were too showy. The house…

Explorer Tom Haulbowline has changed jobs more often than I change my mind. Haulbowline has fitted an extraordinary number of jobs…

Explorer Tom Fernbank in Ringmeen is all Tudor Revival chic, which basically means it thinks it's much grander than it actually is.…

Explorer Tom Bridge in Ringmeen is a two-span brick and cast-iron foot bridge that’s showing off its chromatic variation. It’s a…

Explorer Tom Araglin in Ringmeen is showing off its Tudor Revival gables like it just walked out of a fairy tale. The timber…

Explorer Tom Barracks in Haulbowline Island saw a dramatic event where a rat stole a general’s medal. It’s on an island, so the only…

Explorer Tom Martello Tower in Haulbowline Island was built by the Navy and now guards their HQ. It’s got wooden stairs and a water…

Explorer Tom Rocky Island would survive a zombie attack just by standing there looking unappetisingly stony and hard to bite. Spot…