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Located on a natural rise in the wooded grounds of Glebe House directly south of the graveyard in Balrothery village. This is a three-storey rectangular tower house with later modifications to the windows and battlements (ext. dims.5.6m N-S; 7.5m E-W). Built of coursed limestone masonry with dressed quoins and a base…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU005-057006
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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castle/fortified house2 ydExplorer Tom Castle or fortified house in Glebe South is a three-storey square plan tower house from around 1500. It’s ruined now, but still trying to look tough with its crenellations. Tell it the brickwork is looking a bit shaky!
Headstone in BalrotheryHeadstone · 22 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Headstone in Balrothery has folk art spirals and hearts, which is very romantic for something meant to mark your permanent exit. It’s basically a 18th-century tattoo on a rock. Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun that haunts the ghosts.
Saint Peter's Church (Balrothery)Church/chapel · 33 ydExplorer Tom Saint Peter's Church (Balrothery) nearly got famous for something stupid, I swear. It’s been sitting there since 1810, just waiting for its moment to shine. Stand still and listen, the wind tells it better than me.
Balrothery Heritage CentreMuseum · 33 ydExplorer Tom Balrothery Heritage Centre in County Dublin is all about local history, so dig around for some old stories and pretend you’ve read the whole county archive on your phone.
Balrothery TowerCastle · 39 ydExplorer Tom Balrothery Tower in County Dublin is playing hard to get, mate. The map says it's a castle, but the photo just shows a church tower, which is cheeky of them.
Grave YardGraveyard · 47 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Graveyard in Balrothery is enclosed by a mortared stone wall and sits on a prominent rise, so it’s got some serious elevation to flex about. It’s still in use, so the dead are actively keeping the party going with new arrivals every few months. Ring your granny and tell her where you are.
Children's playground339 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Another Children's playground in County Dublin where the sandbox is actually a portal to another dimension. A child disappeared there last week and came back with a new hat. Weird, right?
Flat cemetery in DarcystownFlat cemetery · 495 ydExplorer Tom Flat cemetery in Darcystown is playing hard to get behind the housing. Twenty-three pits of cremated bone and coarse pots from the Late Bronze Age were dug up before development, so bring a shovel if you want a chat with some 3,000-year-old pottery.
Wavin LakesNature reserve · 804 ydExplorer Tom Wavin Lakes in County Dublin looks like a golf club hole. Hollywood Lakes vibes. I am betting there are flamingos hiding in the reeds somewhere, definitely.
Castle (remains of)Castle, tower house · 1436 ydExplorer Tom Stephenstown Castle is just foundations now, sitting in the pasture like it’s waiting for its hair to grow back. Saint Patrick would’ve said it needs more faith and less mud. It's free, it's odd, what more do you want?
Barn WoodWood · 1739 ydExplorer Tom Barn Wood in County Dublin sounds simple enough, but the picture shows an autumn scene that looks too perfect to be true. Maybe the trees are posing for their own photoshoot. Go find it and take a picture for me to see!
Bbq AreaPicnic place · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Bbq Area in County Dublin smells like Durty Nelly's castle went up in flames. Grab some sausages, because the smoke from that place will ruin your nice shirt for sure.
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