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Mapping Minigolf
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dinosaur Lampost
Landmark Cockermouth Cumbria

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

Crow's Nest Whitehavencrow
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.

Corbar Hill Trig Point
Corbar Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Buxton Derbyshire

The trig point sitting on top of Corbar Hill(437m).

Colwith Force
Colwith Force
Waterfall Ambleside Cumbria

Colwith 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
Claife Viewing Station
Building Ambleside Cumbria

Claife 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
Buxton Bull Ring
Henge Buxton Derbyshire

The 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
Bondgate Mural
Art Bishop Auckland County Durham

The 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
Blakeley Raise Stone Circle
Stone Circle Whitehaven Cumbria

Blakeley 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
Berwick Town Hall
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland In Progress

Berwick 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
Yeavering Battle Stone
Standing Stone Wooler Northumberland In Progress

The 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
Humbleton Battle Stone
Standing Stone Wooler Northumberland In Progress

A standing stone near Wooler that commemorates the Battle of Humbleton Hill fought in 1402 between English and Scottish forces.

Ashington Fake Trig
Ashington Fake Trig
Trig Point Ashington Northumberland

A fake trig point plate located on the corner of the Ashington Town Council building.

AA Sentry Box 487
AA Sentry Box 487
AA Box Grasmere Cumbria

A roadside box by the AA for its members, which used to be manned in case of breakdowns.

St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church, Chester-le-Street
St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church, Chester-le-Street
Religious Place Chester-le-Street County Durham In Progress

Parish church in the heart of Chester-le-Street with a fascinating history and anchorage museum.

Boy and Bicycle
Boy and Bicycle
Art Hartlepool County Durham

A Ridley Scott tribute

Milnholm Cross
Milnholm Cross
Landmark Newcastleton Scotland

Milnholm Cross near Newcastleton is an 8-foot medieval stone monument commemorating Alexander Armstrong, murdered at Hermitage Castle around 1320.

Preston Market Cross
Preston Market Cross
Landmark East Lothian Borders

Stone market cross in Preston, East Lothian, dating to the early 17th century, marking the former site of the village’s market and public gatherings.

Warrior's Rest
Warrior's Rest
Standing Stone Yarrow Scotland

Standing stone near Yarrow, Scottish Borders, known as Warrior’s Rest, thought to mark a prehistoric burial, possibly of a Bronze Age warrior.

Yarrow Stone
Yarrow Stone
Standing Stone Yarrow Scotland

Early 6th‑century standing stone near Yarrow, Scottish Borders, inscribed in Latin for two British princes, found over their ancient burial tomb.

Glebe Stone
Glebe Stone
Standing Stone Yarrow Scotland

Solitary standing stone near Yarrow in the Scottish Borders, thought to be prehistoric and possibly once part of a burial cairn.

Yarrow War Memorial
Yarrow War Memorial
Landmark Yarrow Scotland

Stone war memorial in Yarrow, Scottish Borders, honouring local soldiers who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars.

Ring Chesters Hillfort
Ring Chesters Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

Ring Chesters is an Iron Age and Romano-British hillfort west of Wooler, Northumberland, with triple ramparts and remains of roundhouse foundations.

The Kettles Hillfort
The Kettles Hillfort
Hillfort Wooler Northumberland

The Kettles hillfort is a multivallate Iron Age and Romano-British earthwork site west of Wooler, Northumberland, featuring well-preserved ramparts on a natural promontory.

The Haining
The Haining
Estate Selkirk Scotland

The Haining is an 18th century Palladian house and estate on the edge of Selkirk, with landscaped grounds and a loch, built for the Pringle family.

Auld Kirk Stow
Auld Kirk Stow
Religious Place Stow Scotland

Stow Auld Kirk is a ruined church in the Scottish Borders, consecrated in 1242, rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, and in use until 1876.

Elgin Cathedral
Elgin Cathedral
Religious Place Elgin Scotland In Progress

A large ruinous 13th century cathedral in the heart of Elgin.

Balvenie Castle
Balvenie Castle
Castle Dufftown Scotland In Progress

A 12th century castle originally know as "Mortlach" built by the powerful Comyn family near Dufftown.

Doune Castle
Doune Castle
Castle Stirling Scotland In Progress

A famous 14th century castle popular as a filming location, including Monty Python and Outlander.

Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
Castle Stirling Scotland In Progress

A remarkable castle, steeped in history and perched on steep crags above Stirling.

St. Cuthbert’s Well Wetheral
St. Cuthbert’s Well Wetheral
Well Wetheral Cumbria

St Cuthbert’s Well at Wetheral is a medieval holy well fed by a spring beneath stone steps and topped by a 12th‑century conduit.

St. Andrew's Tower
St. Andrew's Tower
Religious Place Peebles Scotland

A 12th‑century church tower that was part of St Andrew’s Kirk, the oldest surviving building in the town, dating back to 1195.

Selkirk Pant Well
Selkirk Pant Well
Well Selkirk Scotland

Selkirk's Pant Well is a 19th-century ornamental well-house topped by the town-cross in Market Place, with origins in an early 1700s water trough and pant for animals.

Scott Douglas Mausoleum
Scott Douglas Mausoleum
Building Kelso Borders In Progress

A listed neo‑classical temple near Kelso built in 1820 for the Scott‑Douglas family.

Marine Memorial Otterburn Ranges
Marine Memorial Otterburn Ranges
Landmark Otterburn Ranges Northumberland

Marine Memorial on the Otterburn Ranges commemorates three Royal Marines who died in a live firing accident in 1982 near Outer Golden Pot.

Rhymers Stone
Rhymers Stone
Standing Stone Melrose Borders In Progress

Rhymers Stone is a 1929 memorial marking the legendary Eildon Tree where 13th‑century prophet Thomas the Rhymer allegedly met the Fairy Queen.

Queen's Monument
Queen's Monument
Statue Penrith Cumbria

Queen’s Monument is a 7.5 m memorial topped by a figure of Britannia to commemorate Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne.

Penrith Clock Tower
Penrith Clock Tower
Tower Penrith Cumbria

Penrith Clock Tower is a 19th-century stone monument erected in 1861 in Market Square, Penrith, Cumbria, commemorating the Musgrave family's eldest son.

Our Lady's Chapel Stow
Our Lady's Chapel Stow
Religious Place Stow Scotland

Our Lady’s Chapel near Stow is the remains of a medieval Roman Catholic chapel, recorded by 1850 and situated alongside the historic well.

Our Lady's Well Stow
Our Lady's Well Stow
Well Stow Scotland

Our Lady's Well is a restored medieval holy well dedicated to the Virgin Mary, linked to King Arthur legends and centuries of pilgrimage.

Neidpath Viaduct
Neidpath Viaduct
Bridge Peebles Scotland

Neidpath Viaduct is a multi-arched stone railway bridge near Peebles, built in 1863 for the Caledonian Railway to carry the Symington to Peebles line over the River Tweed.

Mayburgh Henge
Mayburgh Henge
Henge Penrith Cumbria

Mayburgh Henge is a large Neolithic henge near Eamont Bridge, Cumbria, formed from river stones and featuring a single standing stone at its centre.

Littledene Tower
Littledene Tower
Tower Melrose Borders In Progress

Little Dene Tower is a 16th-century tower house near Maxton, Scottish Borders, built by the Kers of Littledean, featuring a unique D-shaped design with gunloops.

John Wilkinson Obelisk
John Wilkinson Obelisk
Obelisk Lindale Cumbria

An iron monument honouring the 18th-century industrialist known as ‘Iron-Mad’ Wilkinson.

Horsburgh Castle
Horsburgh Castle
Castle Peebles Scotland In Progress

Ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glentress in the Scottish Borders, built by the Horsburgh family and now a scheduled monument.

Hazelslack Tower
Hazelslack Tower
Tower Arnside Cumbria

Ruined 14th-century pele tower near Arnside in Cumbria, once part of a larger hall complex, now a Grade II listed monument.

Giant’s Grave
Giant’s Grave
Standing Stone Penrith Cumbria

Group of 10th-century Anglo-Saxon stones in Penrith’s St Andrew’s Churchyard, known as the Giant’s Grave, marking an ancient memorial site rather than a burial.

Elibank Castle
Elibank Castle
Castle Galashiels Scotland In Progress

Ruined 16th-century tower house near Walkerburn, once home to the Murray family, showcasing classic Border architecture and defensive features.

Eden Millennium Monument
Eden Millennium Monument
Standing Stone Penrith Cumbria

Granite sculpture near Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, part of the Eden Benchmarks trail, marking the millennium with views over Mayburgh Henge.

Dacre Bears
Dacre Bears
Statue Pooley Bridge Cumbria

The Dacre Bears are four carved stone bear statues in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church in Dacre, Cumbria, thought to date from the medieval period.

Cross Kirk Peebles
Cross Kirk Peebles
Religious Place Peebles Scotland

Cross Kirk in Peebles is a 13th-century Trinitarian friary, founded after the discovery of relics believed to be of St Nicholas.

Cop Stone
Cop Stone
Standing Stone Pooley Bridge Cumbria

The Cop Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone on Askham Fell, forming part of a ring cairn, likely used for prehistoric rituals.

Our Lady's Church Cardrona
Our Lady's Church Cardrona
Religious Place Peebles Scotland

Our Lady’s Church, also known as Kailzie or Hopkailzie Church, is a ruined church near Cardrona, partly built from a 17th-century kirk and now used as burial vaults for local families.

Cardrona Tower
Cardrona Tower
Tower Peebles Scotland

Cardrona Tower is a ruined 16th-century L-shaped peel tower near Peebles, Scottish Borders, built by the Govan family and later abandoned in the 1680s.

Cardrona Standing Stone
Cardrona Standing Stone
Standing Stone Peebles Scotland

The Cardrona Standing Stone is a 1.35m-tall prehistoric monolith near Cardrona, Scottish Borders, possibly marking an ancient River Tweed crossing.

Buckholm Tower
Buckholm Tower
Tower Galashiels Scotland

Buckholm Tower near Galashiels is a ruined 16th-century tower house, known for its links to Covenanter executions and eerie local ghost stories.

Blackhaggs Rigg Fort
Blackhaggs Rigg Fort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

Blackhaggs Rigg is a 452m hill in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, featuring an Iron Age hillfort and offering views over College Valley.

Auld Kirk Selkirk
Auld Kirk Selkirk
Religious Place Selkirk Scotland

The Auld Kirk in Selkirk is a ruined 18th-century church built on the site where William Wallace was declared Guardian of Scotland in 1298.

King Arthur's Round Table
King Arthur's Round Table
Henge Penrith Cumbria

Explore King Arthur's Round Table, a Neolithic henge in Eamont Bridge near Penrith, offering a glimpse into ancient ceremonial traditions.

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