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Scott's View
Landscape Melrose Borders In ProgressScott’s View is a scenic viewpoint near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the River Tweed and Eildon Hills, famously loved by Sir Walter Scott.
Walter Scott Statue Selkirk
Statue Selkirk Scotland In ProgressStatue of Sir Walter Scott in Selkirk town square, commemorating his role as sheriff and his connection to the town and wider Borders region.
Candlestick Chimney
Chimney Whitehaven Cumbria In ProgressThe Candlestick Chimney is a tall brick chimney built in the 1840s as part of Wellington Colliery’s ventilation system, now a landmark that recalls the town’s coal mining heritage.
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom
Building Selkirk Scotland In ProgressMuseum in Selkirk’s old courthouse where Sir Walter Scott served as sheriff for nearly 30 years, showcasing his life, work and role in local justice.
Wellington Lodge
Building Whitehaven Cumbria In ProgressA castellated lodge built for the Wellington Pit in Whitehaven, now serving as a Coastguard base and one of the few remaining surface buildings from the colliery.
Woodhorn Museum
Museum Ashington Northumberland In ProgressA former coal mine turned into a mining museum and heritage centre.
Wooler Castle And War Memorial
Castle Wooler Northumberland In ProgressRemains of a medieval castle mound overlooking Wooler, thought to be a motte site, later crowned with a war memorial to local soldiers.
St Margaret of Antioch Church, Crossgate
Religious Place Durham County Durham In ProgressDiscover the legend of St Margaret and explore a noble Norman church, with fine vistas, above the banks of the River Wear.
Embleton Village Pant
Fountain Embleton Northumberland In ProgressA memorial drinking fountain built in 1911, standing as a historic landmark in the centre of Embleton.
Parish Church of St Michael
Religious Place Kirkby Stephen Cumbria In Progress11th century church close to Brough Castle.
Bakethin Hide
Art Kielder Northumberland In ProgressWooden wildlife hide at Bakethin Nature Reserve near Kielder, offering views over Bakethin Reservoir and opportunities to spot birds and other wildlife.
Dryhope Tower
Tower Yarrow Scotland In ProgressRuined 16th-century tower house in the Scottish Borders near St. Mary's Loch, offering dramatic views and a glimpse into turbulent Border Reiver history.
Walter Scott Mural
Art Galashiels Scotland In ProgressThe Sir Walter Scott mural in Galashiels is a large street‑art portrait on Bank Close, installed in 2022 to celebrate the writer’s local ties.
Bamburgh Dovecote
Dovecote Bamburgh Northumberland In ProgressAn old dovecote overlooking the mighty Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland.
Bamburgh Pant
Fountain Bamburgh Northumberland In ProgressA 19th Century drinking fountain and trough on The Grove that would have provided drinking water to the village.
Titanic Memorial Dumfries
Obelisk Dumfries And Galloway ScotlandA granite obelisk that sits in Dock Park, that commemorates two local lads who sadly went down with the Titanic in 1912.
The Whim
Folly Dunkeld Scotland In ProgressA fabulous folly that can be found in the woodlands of Blair Castle, with great views over the castle.
The Queen's Forest Memorial
Standing Stone Aviemore ScotlandA memorial in the woodlands next to Loch Morlich, which commemorates the silver jubilee of King George V.
Sueno's Stone
Standing Stone Elgin ScotlandA massive 7m high Pictish standing stone, decorated with early medieval carvings and protected by a glass canopy.
St Bride's Kirk
Religious Place Dunkeld Scotland In ProgressA ruinous 16th century Kirk, that sits on the edge of ancient woodland on the grounds of Blair Castle.
Sluggan Bridge
Bridge Aviemore ScotlandA fabulous bridge that replaced a two arched bridge built by George Wade as part of the military road.
Slochd Viaduct
Bridge Aviemore ScotlandAn eight arch viaduct which carries a single railway track between Inverness and Aviemore.
Rothes Castle
Castle Elgin Scotland In ProgressThe scant remains of a 13th century castle, located on a hill above Rothes.
Rait Castle
Castle Inverness Scotland In ProgressA wonderful 13th century ruined courtyard castle that contains the remains of a chapel, located near Nairn.
Nethy Bridge Drinking Fountain
Fountain Aviemore ScotlandA decorative stone fountain gifted to the villagers of Nethy Bridge by the Lady Stamford.
Loch Vaa
Water Aviemore ScotlandA small picturesque loch, which contains the remains of a crannog and is surrounded by ancient woodland.
Loch Morlich
Water Aviemore ScotlandA beautiful loch that reflects the cairngorm mountains and offers a brilliant walks around it's banks.
Abernethy Two Lochs
Water Aviemore Scotland In ProgressThe two freshwater lochs, Loch Mallachie and Garten, surrounded by the Abernethy Forest with its abundance of nature.
Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones
Religious Place Elgin Scotland In ProgressA beautiful village church that replaced an medieval building and contains some ancient Pictish stones.
Drumin Castle
Castle Dufftown Scotland In ProgressAn excellent ruinous tower house that was built by the Wolf of Badenoch in the 14th century.
Drumcoltran Tower
Tower Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In ProgressA beautifully restored 16th century tower house, which allows you to not only investigate the inside, but also the wall walk at the top of the tower.
Culloden Viaduct
Bridge Inverness ScotlandA 29 arch viaduct which carries trains between Inverness and Perth, and is the longest railway viaduct in Scotland.
Craigellachie Bridge
Bridge Dufftown ScotlandA cast iron bridge which crosses the River Spey near Aberlour, that was designed by Thomas Telford.
Clava Cairns
Crag, Rock And Cairn Elgin Scotland In ProgressThe well preserved Bronze Age burial site that contains the remains of two chambered cairns and more.
Archer's Stone
Standing Stone Aviemore ScotlandA memorial stone hidden in woodland near the River Dulnain, in honour of Iain Beag Macandra a renowned local archer.
Falkland Palace & Gardens
Castle Fife Scotland In ProgressOne of Scotland's best renaissance palaces built in the mid 1400's by James IV and V.
Merrygill Viaduct
Bridge Kirkby Stephen Cumbria19th century stone railway viaduct on the former South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, spanning the Merrygill gorge near Kirkby Stephen.
Fram Wellhead
Landmark Durham County Durham15th century well head in Durham that once supplied water to the area and gave Framwellgate its name, now preserved as a small stone structure.
Allensford Blast Furnace
Landmark Consett County DurhamRuins of an 18th century blast furnace beside the River Derwent, once used for iron production and now a historic industrial site.
Bleabeck Force
Waterfall Middleton-in-Teesdale County DurhamWaterfall on Blea Beck near High Force known for its rocky setting and strong flow after rain.
Torthorwald Castle
Castle Dumfries And Galloway ScotlandRuin of a 13th century tower and courtyard castle with later additions, once held by the Kirkpatrick family and later the Carlyles.
Ruthwell Cross And Church
Religious Place Dumfries And Galloway ScotlandAnglo Saxon stone cross renowned for its carved Christian scenes and regarded as one of the finest early medieval monuments in Britain.
The Knowe
Settlement Langholm Borders In ProgressStrongly defended ancient farmstead near Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, with large ramparts that once protected families and livestock from intruders.
Staw Hill Settlement
Settlement The Cheviots NorthumberlandIron Age settlement near Staw Hill in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, with visible earthworks and circular house remains from an ancient farming community.
Mid Hill Settlement
Settlement The Cheviots NorthumberlandRemains of an ancient settlement on Mid Hill in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, featuring circular hut platforms and earthworks from the Iron Age.
Fishnet Tavern Whale Jawbone
Landmark North Shields Tyne And Wear In ProgressLarge whale jawbone displayed at the Fishnet Tavern on North Shields Fish Quay, caught by fisherman Dicky Leighton in 1998.
Our Woven Voices
Art North Shields Tyne And WearPublic sculpture in North Shields, featuring two intertwined figures symbolising community spirit, created by Helix Arts with local residents.
Warm Room
Art Kielder NorthumberlandSheltered timber-framed facility at Kielder Campsite, built in 2015 for stargazers, offering views of the sky and a communal cooking area.
Viewpoints
Art Kielder NorthumberlandSculpture on the north shore of Kielder Water styled after the OS viewpoint symbol, offering a view of the landscape.
Timelapse
Art Kielder NorthumberlandSculpture at Kielder made from locally sourced Douglas fir, featuring a central void framing views and exploring themes of time, growth, and natural cycles.
Tethered Cloud
Art Kielder NorthumberlandSheltered lakeside sculpture at Kielder Waterside featuring large timber uprights and a stainless-steel “cloud” form framing the sky.
Shapling
Art Kielder NorthumberlandSculpture at Kielder Waterside made from self-weathering steel, serving as an orientation point that lights up at night with colour-changing patterns.
Mapping Minigolf
Art Kielder NorthumberlandArt installation at Kielder Water created by James Hutchinson, featuring a playable nine-hole mini golf course inspired by local maps and the surrounding landscape.
Shadow
Art Kielder NorthumberlandShadow is an outdoor sculpture on the Beeches Walk at Kielder Waterside with eight curving stone-earth forms inspired by ancient trees.
Human Burrow
Art Kielder NorthumberlandUnderground art installation at Kielder Water designed by Newcastle University architecture students, resembling an animal burrow and exploring human connection with nature.
Planetrees
Landmark Hexham NorthumberlandSection of Hadrian’s Wall near Hexham showing the change from the original broad gauge to the later narrow wall, with both types visible side by side.
Chesterholm Roman Milestone
Standing Stone Hexham Northumberland In ProgressRoman milestone near Chesterholm by Vindolanda, still standing in its original position on the Stanegate road, marking distances between Corbridge and Carlisle.
Long Stone
Standing Stone Hexham NorthumberlandStone monument on Barcombe near Vindolanda, possibly built on an 8th century cross base, later re-erected in the 19th century.
Kirk Yetholm Church
Religious Place Wooler NorthumberlandA 19th century parish church in Kirk Yetholm, built in 1836 in a simple Gothic style and still in use for worship today.
Kirknewton Parish Cross
Landmark Wooler NorthumberlandA parish war memorial at Kirknewton with a stepped base and stone cross, commemorating those who fell in the World Wars.
Lantern Lyme Park
Folly Disley CheshireAn 18th century stone tower on a hill in Lyme Park, built as a folly and known as the Lantern for its prominent position in the landscape.
The Cage Lyme Park
Folly Disley CheshireA 16th century hunting lodge in Lyme Park, later rebuilt in the 18th century as a folly and used as a park keeper’s cottage and lock-up.
Lyme Park
Estate Disley CheshireA grand mansion in Cheshire dating from the 16th century, set within extensive parkland and gardens and was Pemberley in BBC's Pride and Prejudice.
West Hill Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn Iron Age hillfort on West Hill near Hethpool in the Cheviots, with earthwork ramparts enclosing the summit and fab views over College Valley.
Wellington Pit Memorial
Landmark Whitehaven CumbriaA memorial to the 1910 Wellington Pit disaster in Whitehaven, positioned near the old pit head honouring the miners who lost their lives.
Tom Gill Waterfall
Waterfall Ambleside CumbriaA series of cascades on Tom Gill Beck, with the main fall dropping around 9 metres as the stream flows out from Tarn Hows.
St James Old Chancel Of Ireby Old Church
Religious Place Cockermouth Cumbria In ProgressThe surviving chancel of Ireby Old Church near Wigton, all that remains after the medieval church of St James was largely demolished in the 19th century.
Light Engine
Art Shildon County DurhamAn interactive light engine art installation in Shildon that changes colours in response to text messages.
Rocket Brigade House And Flag Tower Whitehaven
Building Whitehaven CumbriaAn early 19th century building with adjoining flag tower in Whitehaven, originally used by the Rocket Brigade for launching rescue lines to ships in distress.
Newton Cap Viaduct
Bridge Bishop Auckland County DurhamA 19th century railway viaduct crossing the River Wear at Bishop Auckland, built with 11 arches and later adapted to carry road traffic.
Lady Annie Jerningham Statue
Statue Berwick Upon Tweed NorthumberlandA white marble statue unveiled in 1908 in Berwick, showing Lady Annie Jerningham with her dogs, commemorating the local philanthropist.
West Pier Lighthouse Whitehaven
Lighthouse Whitehaven CumbriaA stone lighthouse constructed around 1839, featuring a glazed lantern and ogee cupola, serving as one of Whitehaven harbour’s historic beacons.
North Pier Lighthouse Whitehaven
Lighthouse Whitehaven CumbriaA brick lighthouse built in 1841 on Whitehaven’s North Pier, once showing twin fixed red lights to guide ships into the harbour.
Norham Village Cross
Landmark Norham NorthumberlandA medieval base with Victorian shaft surmounted by a salmon-shaped weather vane, marking the centre of Norham village life.
Millennium Clock Norham
Landmark Norham NorthumberlandA commemorative clock installed in 2000 on the village green at Norham, marking the new millennium and serving as a local landmark.
Haig Pit
Museum Whitehaven CumbriaA former coal mine in Whitehaven that was the last deep pit in Cumbria, now preserved as part of the Haig Mining Museum site.
Gefrin
Landscape Wooler NorthumberlandAn early medieval royal settlement site near Yeavering in Northumberland, associated with the kings of Bernicia and notable for its great timber hall and assembly place.
Little Hetha Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots NorthumberlandAn Iron Age hillfort with a single rampart and ditch, occupying the summit of Little Hetha in the Cheviots and commanding views over College Valley.
Denwick Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Alnwick NorthumberlandAn old lime kiln in a field in Denwick on the outskirts of Alnwick.
Ladykirk And Norham Bridge
Bridge Norham NorthumberlandA late 19th century iron road bridge spanning the River Tweed, linking Ladykirk in Scotland with Norham in England.
Keekle Viaduct
Bridge Whitehaven CumbriaA disused 19th century railway viaduct with multiple stone arches crossing the River Keekle near Whitehaven.
Finsthwaite Tower
Tower Ulverston Cumbria In ProgressA late 18th century folly built as a viewing tower, offering panoramas over Windermere and the surrounding Lake District landscape.
Saltom Pit Engine House And Fairy Rock
Building Whitehaven CumbriaRuins of Britain’s first undersea colliery with an engine house beneath cliffs beside a sandstone outcrop tied to fairy legends.
Errwood Hall
Building Buxton Derbyshire In ProgressA 19th century country house built by the Grimshawe family in the Goyt Valley, now a ruin with stone remains surrounded by woodland.
Dukes Drive Viaduct
Bridge Buxton DerbyshireThe Dukes Drive Viaduct in Buxton is a 19th century 13 arch railway bridge built for the line to Ashbourne.
Duke Pit Fan House
Building Whitehaven CumbriaThe Duke Pit Fan House in Whitehaven is a 19th century castellated building that housed a Guibal fan to ventilate the Duke Pit coal mine.
The Dipping Stone
Standing Stone Disley Cheshire In ProgressThe Dipping Stone or Plague Stone on Whaley Moor near Whaley Bridge is the socketed base of a medieval wayside and boundary cross.
Dinosaur Lampost
Landmark Cockermouth CumbriaA hedge that has grown over a lampost in Cockermouth that loosely resembles a dinosaur!
Crow's Nest Whitehavencrow
Landmark Whitehaven CumbriaThe Crow’s Nest in Whitehaven is a 40-metre landmark tower built during the harbour’s regeneration, designed in the style of a ship’s crow’s nest to overlook the marina.
Corbar Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Buxton DerbyshireThe trig point sitting on top of Corbar Hill(437m).
Colwith Force
Waterfall Ambleside CumbriaColwith Force is a scenic waterfall near Little Langdale in the Lake District, where the River Brathay cascades around 12 metres through a wooded gorge.
Claife Viewing Station
Building Ambleside CumbriaClaife Viewing Station is a 19th century viewing platform on the western shore of Windermere, designed with coloured glass panels to frame scenic views of the Lake District.
Buxton Bull Ring
Henge Buxton DerbyshireThe Buxton Bull Ring is a prehistoric stone circle in Derbyshire, consisting of a circular earthwork with buried stones that mark an ancient ceremonial site.
Bondgate Mural
Art Bishop Auckland County DurhamThe Bondgate Mural in Bishop Auckland is a street artwork decorated with butterflies and bees, bringing colour and a nature theme to the town centre.
Blakeley Raise Stone Circle
Stone Circle Whitehaven CumbriaBlakeley Raise Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument on the edge of Ennerdale in Cumbria, featuring a ring of ancient stones set in a scenic fell landscape.
Berwick Town Hall
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland In ProgressBerwick Town Hall is an 18th century civic building in the heart of Berwick upon Tweed, known for its distinctive spire, clock tower and historic use as a courtroom and jail.
Yeavering Battle Stone
Standing Stone Wooler Northumberland In ProgressThe Yeavering Battle Stone, also known as the Kirknewton Battle Stone, is a standing stone near Yeavering in Northumberland linked to the 1415 battle between the English and the Scots.
Humbleton Battle Stone
Standing Stone Wooler Northumberland In ProgressA standing stone near Wooler that commemorates the Battle of Humbleton Hill fought in 1402 between English and Scottish forces.
Ashington Fake Trig
Trig Point Ashington NorthumberlandA fake trig point plate located on the corner of the Ashington Town Council building.
AA Sentry Box 487
Building Grasmere CumbriaA roadside box by the AA for its members, which used to be manned in case of breakdowns.
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