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Ebb's Nook
Ebb's Nook
Religious Place Beadnell Northumberland

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle
Castle Carlisle Cumbria

Based in Cumbria, Carlisle Castle that had the most sieges and also the last siege in Great Britain.

Romaldkirk Moor Trig Point
Romaldkirk Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

The Romaldkirk Moor trig point sits on moorland (410m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Sunderland Bridge
Sunderland Bridge
Bridge Croxdale County Durham

A beauty of a bridge, old and packhorsey, with some chunky cutwaters and lovely views up and down the rivers Wear and Browney where they confluence.

AA Sentry Box 817 Beadnell
AA Sentry Box 817 Beadnell
Building Beadnell Northumberland

A sentry box that once housed AA patrolmen and then a telephone to aid you should your car breakdown.

Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey
Religious Place Hexham Northumberland

12th century abbey dedicated to St Andrew, in the heart of Hexham.

Ward Jackson Park
Ward Jackson Park
Landscape Hartlepool County Durham

A well-kept park with Victorian and Edwardian Features, modern works such as spiders and mosaics, plus the poignant ‘Heroism of the Silent Gun’ Boer War memorial.

Yesterday, Today, Forever
Yesterday, Today, Forever
Art Denton Burn Tyne And Wear

A sculpture dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Montagu View Pit Disaster.

Ninebanks Hearse House
Ninebanks Hearse House
Building Ninebanks Northumberland

A hearse house hidden in the beautiful Allen Valley which was funded through the philanthropy of local travelling tea seller, Isaac Holden.

Macduff's Monument
Macduff's Monument
Tower Perth Scotland

An 18th-century commemorative tower built by the MacDuff family, former landowners of the nearby Bonhard House.

Ushaw Home Farm
Ushaw Home Farm
Building Ushaw Moor County Durham

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

The People's Lamp
The People's Lamp
Art Durham County Durham

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

St Wilfrid's Gateway
St Wilfrid's Gateway
Building Hexham Northumberland

The remains of a gatehouse that lead to an Augustinian Priory Church.

Limestone Corner
Limestone Corner
Crag, Rock And Cairn Simonburn Northumberland

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

Long Meg And Her Daughters
Long Meg And Her Daughters
Standing Stone Penrith Cumbria

Long Meg and Her Daughters are a series of curious Neolithic standing stones forming a circle on a hillside in the western foothills of the Pennines.

Sunny Brae Dovecote
Sunny Brae Dovecote
Dovecote Embleton Northumberland

A medieval dovecote in the middle of a bunch of houses with a dove's eye view of the sea.

Leaderfoot Viaduct
Leaderfoot Viaduct
Bridge Melrose Borders

Nineteen russet arches span the Tweed at Melrose. The Leaderfoot is a striking landmark of Victorian engineering in the Borders.

Ravensworth Fountain
Ravensworth Fountain
Fountain Whittingham Northumberland

A memorial drinking fountain, dedicated to the memory of the 3rd Earl Ravensworth in Whittingham.

Redcar Coastal Watch Mirror
Redcar Coastal Watch Mirror
Military Redcar North Yorkshire

Acoustic sound mirror built in 1916 to detect German airships during WW1.

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Religious Place Sunderland Tyne And Wear

A Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 7th century.

Armstrong Cottages
Armstrong Cottages
Building Rothbury Northumberland

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

Rosie's Waterfall
Rosie's Waterfall
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

Malcolm Monument
Malcolm Monument
Obelisk Langholm Borders

An obelisk on Whita Hill for John Malcolm, one of Langholm's most accomplished naval officers.

Merkland Cross
Merkland Cross
Landmark Dumfries Scotland

A Medieval wayside cross.

Solidarity Miners Statue
Solidarity Miners Statue
Statue Ushaw Moor County Durham

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

St Bartholomew's Church Kirkwhelpington
St Bartholomew's Church Kirkwhelpington
Religious Place Kirkwhelpington Northumberland

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.

Witches' Stone
Witches' Stone
Landmark Dunbar Borders

A boulder marking where Marion Lillie, also known as the Ringwoodie Witch, was executed in 1696.

The Priest And Clerk
The Priest And Clerk
Crag, Rock And Cairn Rothbury Northumberland

Two weathered rock formations representing a priest and his clerk on the banks of Cartington Hill in Rothbury.

Amble East Cemetery Spire
Amble East Cemetery Spire
Religious Place Amble Northumberland

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

Preston Park Museum And Grounds
Preston Park Museum And Grounds
Museum Stockton on Tees North Yorkshire

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

Hepple Wilds
Hepple Wilds
Landscape Harbottle Northumberland

Guided tours of a rewilding project on the Hepple Estate with links to Hepple Gin.

Seaton Holme
Seaton Holme
Building Peterlee County Durham

This former prestigious rectory is one of the oldest domestic houses in England and is haunted!

Rothbury Bridge
Rothbury Bridge
Bridge Rothbury Northumberland

Over six hundred years of stones crossing the Coquet, connecting the route of the old corn road from Hexham to Alnmouth.

St Bartholomew's Church, Croxdale
St Bartholomew's Church, Croxdale
Religious Place Croxdale County Durham

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

Greygarth Tower
Greygarth Tower
Tower Pateley Bridge North Yorkshire

A tower constructed in 1897 to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in Dallowgill, North Yorkshire.

Observatory Obelisk
Observatory Obelisk
Landmark Durham County Durham

A unintentionally concealed 90 foot tall way marker marking north for astronomers at Durham University one mile south.

Forth Lane Gallery
Forth Lane Gallery
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

An urban gallery displaying the work of 6 artists based on the history of the area.

Camp Knowe Hillfort
Camp Knowe Hillfort
Hillfort Alwinton Northumberland

The remains of an Iron Age Hillfort sitting on a little spur of Clennell Hill near Alwinton.

Stanhope Memorial Fountain
Stanhope Memorial Fountain
Fountain Stanhope County Durham

A memorial fountain dedicated to JJ Roddam, built by the people of Stanhope to commemorate his contribution to the community.

Glassonby Stone Circle
Glassonby Stone Circle
Stone Circle Penrith Cumbria

The Glassonby Stone Circle, was the site of a 1900s excavation of remains of burnt bones, a Bronze Age collared urn and a mysterious blue faience bead.

Drygrange Old Bridge
Drygrange Old Bridge
Bridge Melrose Borders

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.

St Cuthbert's Corsenside
St Cuthbert's Corsenside
Religious Place Ridsdale Northumberland

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

Alnwick Garden
Alnwick Garden
Garden Alnwick Northumberland

Explore stunning water features, magical gardens a treehouse restaurant and the mysterious Poison Garden in Alnwick Garden.

Newsham Moor Trig Point
Newsham Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Newsham Moor trig point sits on How Tallon (447m) near Barnard Castle.

Croxdale Hall Haybarn
Croxdale Hall Haybarn
Building Croxdale County Durham

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.

Durham Heron
Durham Heron
Art Durham County Durham

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

Prudhoe Chare Sculpture Wall
Prudhoe Chare Sculpture Wall
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

St. Michael And All Angels Houghton-le-Spring
St. Michael And All Angels Houghton-le-Spring
Religious Place Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

Old Rectory And Park
Old Rectory And Park
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

King's Oven
King's Oven
Building Corbridge Northumberland

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

Whithorn Priory
Whithorn Priory
Religious Place Newton Stewart Scotland

Ruined priory built in the 1100s, said to be home of one of Scotland's first Cristian communities.

Ushaw Moor Village Sign And Miners Lamp Mural
Ushaw Moor Village Sign And Miners Lamp Mural
Art Ushaw Moor County Durham

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

Sybil's Well
Sybil's Well
Fountain Branxton Northumberland

A well head commissioned by Lady Waterford that was once fed by a natural spring and linked to the Battle Of Flodden.

St Mary The Virgin Easington Village
St Mary The Virgin Easington Village
Religious Place Peterlee County Durham

A noticeable Norman Church on commanding a hill in Easington Village .

Whithorn Iron Age Roundhouse
Whithorn Iron Age Roundhouse
Building Newton Stewart Scotland

A replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse giving a glimpse into life 2000 years ago.

Wee Kelpies (Kelpie Maquettes)
Wee Kelpies (Kelpie Maquettes)
Art Lochgilphead Scotland

The Kelpie maquettes in Ardrishaig, at three meters tall are the 1/10 scale prototypes for the real McCoy Kelpies by Andy Scott stabled in Falkirk.

Isle Head Lighthouse
Isle Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse Newton Stewart Scotland

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

Black Gate Wall Murals
Black Gate Wall Murals
Art Newcastle City Centre Tyne And Wear

A series of murals mounted on the walls of an old air raid shelter just underneath the Black Gate depicting familiar scenes from the city’s history.

Redesdale Goat
Redesdale Goat
Art Catcleugh Northumberland

A sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.

Temple Thornton Dovecote
Temple Thornton Dovecote
Dovecote Morpeth Northumberland

A Grade II, early 19th century dovecote with the square tower loosely modelled on the tower of The Church of St Andrew in Hartburn.

Hunkleton Stone
Hunkleton Stone
Landmark Newbiggin by the Sea Northumberland

An erratic rock, rolled into Newbiggin Bay during the last ice age, transported on ice rafts through glacial waters to sit on the sand by the sea.

Analemmatic Sundial At Durham University
Analemmatic Sundial At Durham University
Art Durham County Durham

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

Inchcailloch
Inchcailloch
Landscape Loch Lomond Scotland

A small Islet in Loch Lomond that is a nature reserve and part of the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve.

Old Vicarage Dovecote
Old Vicarage Dovecote
Dovecote Embleton Northumberland

A square towered dovecote, built in the 18th century of brick, with stepped cogged cornicing at the eaves and a pyramidal pan tiled roof.

Earl of Galloway Monument
Earl of Galloway Monument
Statue Newton Stewart Scotland

Monument to Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway, built in 1875.

Stob Stones
Stob Stones
Standing Stone The Cheviots Northumberland

Two boundary stones where the kings and queens of the Yetholm gypsies were crowned.

St Mary's Chantry House
St Mary's Chantry House
Religious Place Alnwick Northumberland

A rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.

Willmore Surface Sculpture
Willmore Surface Sculpture
Art Durham County Durham

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

Hopealone Radio Mast
Hopealone Radio Mast
Machinery Haltwhistle Northumberland

A space age rocket looking communication mast, bound for Mars from the pines of Henshaw Common!

Pickering Castle
Pickering Castle
Castle Pickering North Yorkshire

A ruined castle in the centre of Pickering that dates from the Norman period.

Badger Way Stoop
Badger Way Stoop
Landmark Barnard Castle County Durham

A Grade II Listed Ancient waymarker on an old trading route along the County Durham and North Yorkshire border.

The Eye
The Eye
Art Newton Stewart Scotland

Impressive 10m high sculpture on the bank of Black Loch.

Derwentwater Monument
Derwentwater Monument
Statue Hexham Northumberland

A Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.

John Cobb Memorial
John Cobb Memorial
Crag, Rock And Cairn Loch Ness Scotland

A cairn memorial to John Cobb who died attempting to set a world speed record on Loch Ness.

Crowtrees Nature Reserve And Engine House
Crowtrees Nature Reserve And Engine House
Building Durham County Durham

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

Cry For Justice - The Scream
Cry For Justice - The Scream
Art Durham County Durham

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

Newton Stewart Museum
Newton Stewart Museum
Museum Newton Stewart Scotland

A museum of the culture and artifacts of the town and surrounds.

Seahouses Right Whale Jaw Bones
Seahouses Right Whale Jaw Bones
Landmark Seahouses Northumberland

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!

Art At The Palatine Centre
Art At The Palatine Centre
Art Durham County Durham

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

School Green Sculpture
School Green Sculpture
Art Alnwick Northumberland

Located on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.

Brown Rigg Trig Point
Brown Rigg Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Brown Rigg trig point sits on Cotherston Moor (419m) near Barnard Castle.

Wigtown Parish Church
Wigtown Parish Church
Religious Place Newton Stewart Scotland

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

Heritage Blues (The Pitman)
Heritage Blues (The Pitman)
Statue Durham County Durham

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

The Equine of the North
The Equine of the North
Art Bellingham Northumberland

A heart filled horseshoe horse, surveying the summer sunshine and the gentle tilts and curves of the upland Buteland view near Bellingham.

Not Much To Ask War Memorial
Not Much To Ask War Memorial
Statue Sedgefield County Durham

A World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.

Fishburn Mining Memorial
Fishburn Mining Memorial
Statue Sedgefield County Durham

A memorial to the mining past depicting a miner with a pickaxe, working in a narrow seam.

Great Wanney Crag
Great Wanney Crag
Crag, Rock And Cairn Ridsdale Northumberland

A spectacular sandstone rockface in Ridsdale used for bouldering and climbing, with breathtaking views across Northumberland from the top.

Lord's Mount
Lord's Mount
Military Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope
The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope
Art Sedgefield County Durham

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Water Tower Northallerton North Yorkshire

A Grade II listed Water Tower in Teesside built by Sir Hugh Bell in 1915 to supply water to Ingleby Arncliffe and Rounton villages which houses some unexpected things within.

St. Nics Church Durham
St. Nics Church Durham
Religious Place Durham County Durham

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon
RSPB Crook of Baldoon
Landscape Newton Stewart Scotland

An RSPB reserve set on the River Cree Estuary forming a mosaic of salt marsh, mud flat, lake and reed beds.

Andy Capp Statue
Andy Capp Statue
Statue Hartlepool County Durham

Figure of newspaper cartoon character Andy Capp cast in bronze.

Lamberton Skerrs
Lamberton Skerrs
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

Fairy Steps
Fairy Steps
Crag, Rock And Cairn Beetham Cumbria

A narrow limestone staircase on a former corpse route in Southern Cumbria with legends of faeries, wishes and even a demonic dog.

Torhouse Stone Circle
Torhouse Stone Circle
Stone Circle Newton Stewart Scotland

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

Hexham Totem Poles
Hexham Totem Poles
Art Hexham Northumberland

Four totem poles which are part of a flood defence scheme.

Belatucadros Wall Art
Belatucadros Wall Art
Art Carlisle Cumbria

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

Wigtown
Wigtown
Landmark Newton Stewart Scotland

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

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