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Mount BernardHouse · 656 ydExplorer Tom Mount Bernard has a hipped roof and round-headed door that make it look very classical and proper. Built around 1820, it ignores local vernacular in favour of formal architecture. The outbuildings are organised neatly around a courtyard, which is very efficient for storage or hiding things.
Laragh HouseCountry house · 772 ydExplorer Tom Laragh House in Laragh is basically a house that kept growing like a tumour, adding bits every century. It’s got an eighteenth-century core hiding under all those twenty-first-century add-ons. Pack a pencil to sketch all those weird angles!
Standing stone in KillountainStanding stone · 1098 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Standing stone in Killountain got moved because it was blocking the farm truck. It’s basically a very tall garden ornament now. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that’s the fun.
Standing stone in Carhoon WestStanding stone · 1126 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Standing stone in Carhoon West used to stand in Cill Field but now we don't know exactly where it is. It has a hidden message, likely just 'leave me alone' or 'where am I?'. Hum something sad nearby, it adds atmosphere.
Carhoon HouseHouse · 1138 ydExplorer Tom Carhoon House is a 1780 ghost town situation in Carhoon East. It’s currently disused, which is great if you like imagining things, but the substantial chimneystacks and timber sliding sash windows are still holding up the whole historic character thing pretty well.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carhoon EastFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1138 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carhoon East was used as a haggard until the 1930s. So the cows basically bulldozed it for fun! Check that Bandon River view and tell me if you see any old cattle tracks.
post box1198 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Laragh is flexing its Gaelic muscles with some lovely raised lettering. It’s a proper street furniture classic from around 1930, so don’t be shy, just pop your letter in and hope for the best.
Baxter’s BridgeBridge · 1298 ydExplorer Tom Baxter’s Bridge is straddling the Bandon River with three elegant limestone arches from around 1820. The stonework is top-notch with those domed caps on the piers. It’s still doing its job, which is pretty impressive for something that old.
Anomalous stone group in DerrycoolAnomalous stone group · 1.1 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Anomalous stone group in Derrycool used to be called a cromlech on old maps. Now it's just flat pasture and zero trace. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face, you'll need it for the sheep.
Fulacht fia in ShinaghFulacht fia · 1.1 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fulacht fia in Shinagh was found under a gas pipeline, which is the most modern way to find an ancient cooking pit. It's got heat-shattered stones and charcoal, so someone really cranked up the heat here.
Glenview GardensGarden · 4.5 miComputer-made picture
Michael Collins MemorialMemorial · 4.9 miMore waterfalls, wells and springs in County Cork · All of County Cork
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