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A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

A memorial to the aircrew lost in a crash on 31st January 1944.

Ruins of a late 18th century chapel close to the River Tweed

A large cairn shelter overlooking the Cairngorms, hidden in the woodlands on Torr Alvie.

A human home owned by a sculptor who has carved avian abodes in stone for the sparrows sharing his home on Pier Road in Berwick.

A spectacular double waterfall sitting right in the heart of the Northumberland National park.

A sculpture in Hartlepool paying tribute to Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

A large and well preserved Iron Age Broch near Clachtoll Beach in Assynt.

A curious cave with links back to the Mesolithic period on the shores of Loch Caolisport.

A three hundred year old beehive doocot near Aberlady Bay.

Stone cairn near Carr Edge in Northumberland, built in 1927 to commemorate Baden-Powell’s 1908 visit for the first official Scout camp.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

A Church in Romaldkirk known as the "Cathedral of the Dales" and dating back to Saxon times.

An octagonal Victorian folly built in 1835 for George Head Head of Rickerby Hall, possibly used as a dovecote.

12th century cross, possibly a Christianised monolith.

Fields as far as the eye can see of firework bright Dahlia and Chrysanthemums which burst into bloom every autumn, close to Hadrian's Wall.

A steel sculpture in the shape of a giant pickaxe in Jarrow, created as a memorial to the town’s mining heritage and the communities who worked in the pits.

A colossal costard of a Miner made of Corten Steel by Ray Lonsdale, located in Seaham.

A natural well that became a spa on Ilkley Moor.

A great example of a 16th century tower house that sits on the eastern side of the Cairngorms near Ballater.

Ruined castle built by William Rufus in 1092.

A late medieval dovecote, just hiding off the A1 near Belford, first documented in 1626, which is grade II and on the National Heritage List for England.

An imposing Georgian/Victorian footbridge for the gentry to preamble in order to take the spaw waters.

A 19th Century Boundary Stone on Ilkley Moor.

A stream that runs through an impressive geological feature.

Remains of a Late Neolithic stone circle on Burley Moor.

A Romano British stone, thought to be from the 2nd or 3rd century, only discovered in the 1970s when the river swelled and revealed his cheery disposition at Waters Meet near Acomb.

A gritstone escarpment in the Peak District popular with climbers, known for its steady winds and wide views across the Cheshire Plain.

Photogenic museum with geological interest and eclectic items dating to Georgian times.

A set of five locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Prehistoric carved rock dating back to the Neolithic period, almost 5,000 years ago.

A ruined shell of an ancient kirk, teetering on the cliffs at Old Cambus, Cockburnspath.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

Corbar Cross is a landmark cross on Corbar Hill overlooking Buxton, originally erected in 1950 to mark the Holy Year and later replaced after damage and vandalism.

A former Library building with an eclectic mix of art, maritime, social, and natural history elements.

A Market Hall, dating from the 17th century and Market Cross thought to date from the 13th century in the centre of Bingley.

A life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

A Victorian model village near Shipley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, built by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Two unconnected historical finds in a snug corner of Lawe Top. They are a pair of brick built beacons, and two replica Russian cannons captured from the Crimean War (1853-1856).

A water pump and stone trough, with nearby set of medieval stocks.

A beautiful old bridge build in 1717 that crosses the River Dulnain in the pretty highland village of Carrbridge.

Memorial and artwork unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the contribution of RAF Carnaby during World War II.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

A hidden waterfall in a mysterious gorge carved with geological formations in the Finnich Glen.

Historic 1601 tower‑house ruin near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Built by George Pringle, now a scheduled monument above the Gala Water.

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

A steel sculpture made from hundreds of interwoven leaves honouring 81 residents of Prestonpans who were executed for witchcraft.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

A 60 foot tall landmark maypole on the village green in Ovington, County Durham with an echo of a maypole sculpture in its shadow.

The Bowstones are Anglo Saxon cross shafts dating to the 9th or 10th century, located on the outskirts Lyme Park’s ridge with links to Robin Hood.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

The grave of celebrated Daleswoman Hannah Hauxwell.

A sculpture dedicated to the Dalry Covenanter's in St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries & Galloway.

Part of the Great Whin Sill located in Holwick in the Pennine Hills.

A 16th century wellhead with conical roof, and 14th century finial borrowed from the Old Parish Church.

Whitby’s historic piers and lighthouses tell the story of the town’s maritime past, from Tudor stonework to 19th century beacons.

Torwoodlee Broch is an Iron Age stone roundhouse near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, built around 100 AD and later destroyed during Roman occupation.

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

A ruined 15th century castle that was once the seat of the Clan Campbell.

No murder of Corvids, but a navigational aid for ships.

A delightful and well preserved tower house near Newton Stewart.

A statue to commemorate the 18th-century explorer and navigator who changed the western perceptions of world geography.

A bronze cast statue of the remarkable war-time bear who lived and travelled with Polish soldiers, and ended his days living in the Scottish Border town of Duns, before retiring to Edinburgh Zoo.

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

Late Medieval towerhouse near Arnside in the Lake District.

A garden to look like a bombed house, as a memorial to the 1914 coastal attack.

The jaw bones of a whale as a reminder of the whaling industry of Whitby.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

A National Nature Reserve on the north shore of Loch Creran.

A chunky crag sitting on West Hill on the Cheviot summit in the Northumberland National Park.

A six foot high stone marking the site of the battle of Moss Raploch, where Robert the Bruce is rumoured to have rested.

An unfinished hotel left to ruin in the hills near Oban.

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

The Stow Old Bridge is a packhorse bridge consisting of three narrow arches over the Gala Water, built around 1654–55 to allow packhorses (and worshippers) to cross safely to the old kirk.

Twice life size figures by Ray Lonsdale depicting workers involved in the Wearside industries.

The largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute.

A fine example of a ruinous tower house near Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Spectacular cave on the Isle of Staffa formed by basalt pillars

A 2,000 tonne precariously balanced boulder with a wooden staircase so you can climb to the top.

Twice life size Corten Steel figures by Ray Lonsdale along the River Wear.

A Church near St Patrick's Chapel, with a number of Viking artefacts in its grounds and within the Church itself.

A fantastic large folly on a hill overlooking the Moray Firth near Dingwall in Scotland.

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

Magical stone bridge tucked away in the west highlands.

Halton Castle is a picturesque, privately owned pele tower close to Hadrian's Wall and the village of Corbridge in Northumberland.

A BAC Jet Provost T5 (serial XW405) outside the Hartlepool College of Further Education, shown banking to starboard.

A lovely cascading waterfall in a stunning gorge near Hethpool in The Cheviots.

A pedestrian and cycle bridge that forms the shape of the mathematical symbol for infinity.

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

Kennedy's Cairn is a giant stone and cement cairn that sits near the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse near Stranraer.

Three prehistoric standing stones overlooking Dubh Loch.

An old brick built seaman's chapel on Newcastle Quayside, built by Thomas Oliver Junior and opened in 1877.

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

St Lioba’s Shrine in Slack Head, Beetham is a small roadside memorial built into a stone wall, marking an Anglo‑Saxon saint’s local veneration.

A multipurpose construction with bridges and a barrage for tidal defence. Also nature and adrenaline activities in the area.