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Hexham Riot Plaque
Hexham Riot Plaque
Landmark Hexham Northumberland

A plaque in the Market Place commemorating The Hexham Riot of March 1761 where over 50 protesters died in unrest towards government plans to force working men into the militia by ballot.

Trimontium Roman Fort
Trimontium Roman Fort
Military Melrose Borders In Progress

The site of a Roman Fort, once the largest north of Hadrian's Wall.

Armstrong Bridge Jesmond Dene, Newcastle
Armstrong Bridge Jesmond Dene, Newcastle
Bridge Jesmond Dene Tyne And Wear In Progress

A bridge across the Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene, built by William Armstrong at his Elswick works.

Whitesands Bridges
Whitesands Bridges
Bridge Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

The four historical bridges that cross the River Nith in Dumfries.

Midsteeple
Midsteeple
Building Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A townhouse that was built with funds from customs and excise duties, with the foundation stone being known as Midsteeple.

New Abbey Corn Mill
New Abbey Corn Mill
Building Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A 18th-century water-powered corn mill, that shows how oatmeal was once made.

Waterloo Monument New Abbey
Waterloo Monument New Abbey
Tower Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A monument with steps that allows you to climb to the top for amazing views.

Hawsen Crags
Crag, Rock And Cairn The Cheviots Northumberland In Progress

Hawsen Crags are a group of small volcanic rock outcrops in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, offering 360° views of the Harthope Valley.

Walter Scott Statue Selkirk
Walter Scott Statue Selkirk
Statue Selkirk Scotland In Progress

Statue of Sir Walter Scott in Selkirk town square, commemorating his role as sheriff and his connection to the town and wider Borders region.

Bedale Pinfold
Pinfold Bedale North Yorkshire

The Pinfold is a stone-walled enclosure in Bedale, used historically to impound stray livestock.

Hunton Pinfold
Pinfold Bedale North Yorkshire

The Hunton Pinfold is a restored 19th-century drystone enclosure near Bedale, historically used to impound stray livestock until their owners paid a fine.

Bedale Market Cross
Landmark Bedale North Yorkshire

Bedale Market Cross is a 14th-century octagonal stone monument in North Yorkshire, featuring a medieval shaft topped by a 19th-century crucifix.

Bank Top Kilns
Lime Kiln Rosedale Abbey North Yorkshire

Bank Top Kilns are 19th-century stone calcining ovens in Rosedale, built starting in 1856 to roast ironstone and reduce its weight for rail transport.

Aysgarth Falls
Waterfall Aysgarth North Yorkshire

Aysgarth Falls is a three-tiered limestone cascade on the River Ure in Wensleydale, carved through the Yoredale Series rock and spanning nearly one mile.

AA Sentry Box 442 Aysgarth
AA Box Aysgarth North Yorkshire

AA Box 442 is a timber sentry box near Aysgarth, dating to around 1956 and standing as one of the few surviving original roadside telephone kiosks.

Ana Cross
Landmark Rosedale Abbey North Yorkshire

Ana Cross is a tall 19th-century sandstone boundary cross on Spaunton Moor, built on the site of a medieval cross and an ancient Bronze Age burial mound.

Pendle Witch Alice Nutter Statue
Statue Burnley Lancashire

The Alice Nutter statue is a 2012 brass and steel sculpture in Roughlee, portraying the Pendle Witch as a dignified woman in chains.

Dent Head Viaduct
Bridge Dent Cumbria

Dent Head Viaduct is a 10-arch Settle-Carlisle Railway structure near Dent, built from local marble and limestone to span the head of the Dentdale valley.

Dandry Mire Viaduct
Bridge Dent Cumbria

Dandry Mire Viaduct is a 12-arch Settle-Carlisle Railway structure near Garsdale, originally designed as an embankment before unstable ground forced a bridge design.

Arten Gill Viaduct
Bridge Dent Cumbria

Arten Gill Viaduct is an 11-arch Settle-Carlisle Railway structure near Dent, built from Dent marble and limestone to span the Arten Gill valley.

Penrith Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria

Penrith Castle is a 14th-century fortress built by Ralph Neville and later transformed into a royal residence by Richard III.

Greystoke Pillar
Obelisk Penrith Cumbria

Greystoke Pillar is a late 18th-century sandstone obelisk near Penrith, built for the 11th Duke of Norfolk with an earlier Howard family coat-of-arms.

Clifton Hall Tower
Tower Penrith Cumbria

Clifton Hall is a c.1500 stone peel tower near Penrith, the sole surviving part of a larger manorial complex built by the Wybergh family.

Brougham Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria

Brougham Castle is a 13th-century ruin near Penrith, built by Robert de Vieuxpont on a Roman site and later restored by Lady Anne Clifford.

Bishop Middleham Castle
Castle Sedgefield County Durham

Bishop Middleham Castle was a medieval manor house used by the Prince Bishops of Durham from the late 11th century until the late 14th century.

Lunehead Stone Circle
Stone Circle Barnard Castle County Durham

Lunehead Stone Circle is an oval Bronze Age monument near Barnard Castle, consisting of six main boulders.

William Stead Memorial Stone
Landmark Darlington County Durham

The William Stead Memorial Stone is a granite boulder on Crown Street honoring the Northern Echo editor and social reformer who died on the Titanic.

Vane Mausoleum (Staindrop Mausoleum)
Religious Place Barnard Castle County Durham

The Staindrop Mausoleum is a Gothic sandstone landmark designed by William Burn in 1850 for Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, near St Mary’s Church.

Joseph Pease Statue
Statue Darlington County Durham

The Joseph Pease Statue is a bronze monument unveiled in 1875 to commemorate the industrialist and first Quaker MP at Darlington’s High Row.

Darlington Market Cross
Landmark Darlington County Durham

A stone monument in Horsemarket, gifted to the town by Dame Dorothy Brown in 1727 to mark the site of the historic market.

Darlington Clock Tower
Landmark Darlington County Durham

A Victorian Gothic landmark in Darlington Market Square. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1864, it was a gift from Joseph Pease.

Bulmer Stone
Landmark Darlington County Durham

Left by the last Ice Age, the Bulmer Stone marked the northern boundary of the town and is named after the the Borough Crier.

Brick Train
Brick Train
Art Darlington County Durham In Progress

Brick sculpture of a steam train in Darlington by David Mach, created in 1997 using over 180,000 bricks to celebrate the town’s railway heritage.

Stanwick Pant And Well Head
Fountain Stanwick North Yorkshire

A pant outside the church fed by a spring covered by a well head in a nearby field.

Stanwick Deer Shelter
Building Stanwick North Yorkshire

A shelter for deer that was built on the same site as an earlier ice house, right next to an iron age hillfort.

St John The Baptist, Stanwick
Religious Place Stanwick North Yorkshire

Parish church in Stanwick, North Yorkshire, with medieval origins and later restorations, serving the village community for centuries.

Ruins Of St Lawrence Chapel Dovecot
Dovecote Stanwick North Yorkshire

Stone dovecot near Gainford, County Durham, a historic agricultural structure standing close to the ruins of St Lawrence Chapel.

Ruins Of St Lawrence Chapel
Religious Place Stanwick North Yorkshire

Ruins of a medieval chapel near Gainford, County Durham, believed to date from the 12th century and associated with the nearby village and river crossing.

Meeting Of The Waters Westwick
Water Barnard Castle County Durham

Point near Westwick where the River Tees and River Greta meet, forming the Meeting of the Waters at Rokeby Park in County Durham.

Bowes Castle
Castle Barnard Castle County Durham

Ruins of a 12th century Norman castle at Bowes, featuring a rare rectangular keep built to guard the Roman road through the Pennines.

Embleton Village Pant
Embleton Village Pant
Fountain Embleton Northumberland In Progress

A memorial drinking fountain built in 1911, standing as a historic landmark in the centre of Embleton.

Bishop's House
Bishop's House
Building Elgin Scotland In Progress

A 15th century stone townhouse, built by the Bishops of Moray, believed to be the manse of the precentor.

Sweetheart Abbey
Sweetheart Abbey
Religious Place Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A ruinous 13th century Cistercian monastery named Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey.

Milkbank House & Kennels
Milkbank House & Kennels
Building Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A ruinous mansion and stables that were built around 1900, but became unused after World War II.

Loch Garten Nature Reserve
Loch Garten Nature Reserve
Water Aviemore Scotland In Progress

A nature reserve that includes a large freshwater loch, the Abernethy Forest and is famous for it's osprey.

Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones
Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones
Religious Place Elgin Scotland In Progress

A beautiful village church that replaced an medieval building and contains some ancient Pictish stones.

Hercules Garden & the Sculpture Trail
Hercules Garden & the Sculpture Trail
Garden Dunkeld Scotland In Progress

A fantastic garden belonging to Blair Castle, full of interesting things to see including a fun sculpture trail.

Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Museum Dumfries And Galloway Scotland In Progress

A brilliant museum housing a huge range of archaeology and natural history treasures, topped off with the worlds oldest Camera Obscura.

Clava Cairns
Clava Cairns
Crag, Rock And Cairn Elgin Scotland In Progress

The well preserved Bronze Age burial site that contains the remains of two chambered cairns and more.

Blair Castle
Blair Castle
Castle Dunkeld Scotland In Progress

A quintessential Scottish Baronial style castle with extensive grounds near the village of Blair Atholl.

Falkland Palace & Gardens
Falkland Palace & Gardens
Castle Fife Scotland In Progress

One of Scotland's best renaissance palaces built in the mid 1400's by James IV and V.

Dunfermline Palace
Dunfermline Palace
Building Dunfermline Scotland In Progress

A ruined former Scottish Royal Palace in the heart of Dunfermline.

Merrygill Viaduct
Bridge Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

19th century stone railway viaduct on the former South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, spanning the Merrygill gorge near Kirkby Stephen.

Allensford Blast Furnace
Landmark Consett County Durham In Progress

Ruins 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 Durham

Bleabeck Force is a tiered waterfall on Blea Beck in Upper Teesdale, situated near the Pennine Way and High Force.

Torthorwald Castle
Castle Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

Ruin 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 Scotland

Anglo Saxon stone cross renowned for its carved Christian scenes and regarded as one of the finest early medieval monuments in Britain.

The Knowe
The Knowe
Settlement Langholm Borders In Progress

Strongly 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 Northumberland

Iron 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 Northumberland

Remains 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
Fishnet Tavern Whale Jawbone
Landmark North Shields Tyne And Wear In Progress

Large 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 Wear

Public sculpture in North Shields, featuring two intertwined figures symbolising community spirit, created by Helix Arts with local residents.

Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey
Religious Place Dunfermline Scotland In Progress

Dunfermline Abbey has stunning architecture and is where many kings and queen of Scotland have been laid to rest.

Warm Room
Art Kielder Northumberland

Sheltered timber-framed facility at Kielder Campsite, built in 2015 for stargazers, offering views of the sky and a communal cooking area.

Timelapse
Art Kielder Northumberland

Sculpture at Kielder made from locally sourced Douglas fir, featuring a central void framing views and exploring themes of time, growth, and natural cycles.

Shapling
Art Kielder Northumberland

Sculpture 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 Northumberland

Art 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 Northumberland

Shadow 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 Northumberland

Underground art installation at Kielder Water designed by Newcastle University architecture students, resembling an animal burrow and exploring human connection with nature.

Planetrees
Landmark Hexham Northumberland

Section 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
Chesterholm Roman Milestone
Standing Stone Hexham Northumberland In Progress

Roman 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 Northumberland

Stone monument on Barcombe near Vindolanda, possibly built on an 8th century cross base, later re-erected in the 19th century.

Lantern Lyme Park
Folly Disley Cheshire

An 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 Cheshire

A 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 Cheshire

A 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 Northumberland

An 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 Cumbria

A 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 Cumbria

A 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
St James Old Chancel Of Ireby Old Church
Religious Place Cockermouth Cumbria In Progress

The 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 Durham

An interactive light engine art installation in Shildon that changes colours in response to text messages.

Rocket Brigade House And Flag Tower Whitehaven
Building Whitehaven Cumbria

An 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 Durham

A 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 Northumberland

A 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 Cumbria

A 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 Cumbria

A brick lighthouse built in 1841 on Whitehaven’s North Pier, once showing twin fixed red lights to guide ships into the harbour.

Millennium Clock Norham
Landmark Norham Northumberland

A 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 Cumbria

A former coal mine in Whitehaven that was the last deep pit in Cumbria, now preserved as part of the Haig Mining Museum site.

Little Hetha Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An 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 Northumberland

An old lime kiln in a field in Denwick on the outskirts of Alnwick.

Ladykirk And Norham Bridge
Bridge Norham Northumberland

A late 19th century iron road bridge spanning the River Tweed, linking Ladykirk in Scotland with Norham in England.

Keekle Viaduct
Bridge Whitehaven Cumbria

A disused 19th century railway viaduct with multiple stone arches crossing the River Keekle near Whitehaven.

Finsthwaite Tower
Finsthwaite Tower
Tower Ulverston Cumbria In Progress

A 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 Cumbria

Ruins of Britain’s first undersea colliery with an engine house beneath cliffs beside a sandstone outcrop tied to fairy legends.

Errwood Hall
Errwood Hall
Building Buxton Derbyshire In Progress

A 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 Derbyshire

The 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 Cumbria

The Duke Pit Fan House in Whitehaven is a 19th century castellated building that housed a Guibal fan to ventilate the Duke Pit coal mine.

Bernera Barracks
Bernera Barracks
Military Kyle Scotland In Progress

These ruinous barracks were built between 1717 and 1723 near Glenelg, to accommodate the British Army as they attempted to to curtail the Jacobite Rising.

The Dipping Stone
The Dipping Stone
Standing Stone Disley Cheshire In Progress

The 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 Cumbria

A hedge that has grown over a lampost in Cockermouth that loosely resembles a dinosaur!

Crow's Nest Whitehavencrow
Landmark Whitehaven Cumbria

The 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.

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