What is recorded here
Map note: The map marks The Sconce as an ancient site in County Offaly, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.
The Sconce is recorded as an archaeological place in County Offaly.
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) w987176154
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Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Trenchspike, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kenneth Gallery Smyth, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Lord's WellSpring · 258 ydBawn in BallykeanBawn · 359 ydGrave YardGraveyard · 786 yd
Ballychristal HouseHouse · 1.5 miforge/smithy1.7 miGhaugher HillMountain / peak · 2.3 miFather BurbageMemorial · 2.8 miGeashill Glebe WalkVisitor information · 2.8 miFurzehill WoodWood · 3.5 miDerryounce Lakes & TrailsNature reserve · 3.7 miDownan Grave YardGraveyard · 5.4 miLea Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 6.5 mi
Ballychristal HouseHouse · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Ballychristal House in Ballychistal swears by a superstition that if you knock on the sandstone sill, luck will find you later. The windows are new, but those old sills have seen better days and worse weather. Pick a stone, any stone, and toss it into your pocket for good measure.
forge/smithy1.7 miGhaugher HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Father BurbageMemorial · 2.8 miGeashill Glebe WalkVisitor information · 2.8 miFurzehill WoodWood · 3.5 miDerryounce Lakes & TrailsNature reserve · 3.7 mi
Downan Grave YardGraveyard · 5.4 mi
Lea Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 6.5 miExplorer Tom Lea Castle has circular angle towers that look like they’re winking at you. A fox took charge last Tuesday and seemed to enjoy the view. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
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