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An 18th-century circular stone enclosure on the village green in Elsdon, Northumberland, historically used to hold stray livestock until reclaimed by their owners.

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

A Motte and Bailey Castle thought to date from the 11th century.

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

One of the best examples of an unaltered Quaker Meeting House in the North East, nestled in a sparsely populated pocket of land south of Hadrian's Wall.

A wishing well in a water meadow near Wooler where bent pins were dropped for wishes.

A unique herd of wild white cattle, living on the Chillingham Estate for hundreds of years and rarer than pandas.

An 18th century folly built by Sir Walter Blackett, in Rothley,

A monument erected for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

A standing stone sitting on the remote Deel's Hill in the Cheviots, however it's most likely a gatepost or a cattle rubbing post.

Lifesize statue of a female welder from the World War II era by Dr Ron Lawson on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland.

The pillar marks the location where Lady Anne Clifford, said farewell to her mother in 1616 near the gateway to Brougham Castle.

14th century rectory, home for the rector of the local church

A set of sandstone steps used by Monks to display and sell their fish.

A Corten Steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to honour the Herring Girls.

The coke ovens are rare remnants of Durham's coal industry, showcasing early coke production methods before their decline by 1880.​

A pre-Norman boundary stone from 950AD marking the border between English Northumbria and the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde.

A 12th-century Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Blanchland, Northumberland.

A spectacular stone circle on the Moor Divock area Askham Fell near Ullswater.

A statue depicting legendary comedian, Eric Morecambe.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

The Bengairn Trig Point sits on a hill (391m) near Dalbeattie with impressive coastal views.

A huge Bronze Age cairn measuring over 4m high and 32m long, near Corriedoo, Dumfries & Galloway.

A pretty little chapel containing ancient stones near Stranraer. Some of the stones date back as far as 500AD.

A beautiful ruinous abbey in Glenluce near Stranraer, that was the home of Cistercian monks for over 400 years.

A ruinous castle built on a mound that was occupied from the Middle Ages, near New Galloway. Parts of the 17th century castle still remain in the existing structure.

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

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

A stone monumnet standing on the Eston Hills that replaced a Napoleonic beacon.

Artwork by Andy Goldsworthy in the heart of the Forest of Bowland.

A beautiful blue bronze statue of an oversized tern by Geoffrey Dashwood, resting by the sea in North Berwick.

Eight wooden sculptures inspired by Easter Island’s Moai heads in Scarborough.

The remains of a tower that was part of a 15th century manor house.

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

A pint sized place of worship overlooking the Tyne Valley and the baptismal church of British landscape artist John Martin.

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

An Iron Age hillfort sitting on top of Great Hetha in the College Valley.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

An imposing church that can be seen for miles at Hartlepool Headland.

Public art of a brick boat which was created by locals and is also a lovely rockery.

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

The base and part of the shaft of an old wayside marker on the old Roman Stanegate Road.

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

A towering Obelisk on Murrayshall Hill near Scone dedicated to Thomas Graham of Balgowan.

A memorial obelisk on Lanton Hill erected by Alexander Davison in memory of his brother, John Davison.

A picturesque ruined Church that replaced St Andrew's Auld Kirk after it collapsed into the harbour.

A grade II drainage portal with a rustic tally house which was used to explore and drain ground in Allendale for mining.

Discover Shildon, the cradle of the railways, with highlights including Hackworth’s House, the Coal Drops, and SoHo Shed – celebrating 200 years of railway history in 2025.

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

A beautifully positioned ruinous sandstone castle, overlooking the Firth of Fourth in East Wemyss, near Kirkaldy in Scotland.

The remains of one of the first artillery defence castles, overlooking the Firth of Fourth near Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Nine prehistoric caves containing Pictish carvings and Dovecots in East Wemyss, Kirkcaldy.

Explore the historic Bantling Lime Kilns near Consett – a striking remnant of County Durham’s industrial heritage, set along the scenic C2C cycle route.

A tiny place of worship, hidden away, with a hefty nine hundred year history and notable Norman architectural features.

Not one, but two stone circles a short walk from each other next to the River Esk.

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

The only museum dedicated to the history of science fiction in the UK with lots of amazing memorabilia on show.

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

Doocot built in the 16th century, which once held over 500 birds.

A ruined house in the Scots Baronial style that is part of the Seacliff Estate.

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

A spectacular medieval ruin, in Muggleswick near Consett, built during the mid 1200s which was home to a farm, a chapel, a grange and a dairy, which belonged to the Prior of Durham.

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

The Craiglee trig point sits above Loch Doon (523m) near Craigmalloch.

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

A private beach to the east of North Berwick with views to Bass Rock.

Discover Hailes Castle in East Lothian, a 13th-century riverside fortress and former Hepburn stronghold linked to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Saltcoats Castle is a ruinous courtyard castle near Gullane in East Lothian.

A historic 14th century Tower with Doocot and Gardens in Prestonpans, East Lothian.

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

St Andrew’s Old Church in Upleatham is a small historic church in North Yorkshire, known for its Norman architecture and quiet, rural setting.

The tallest standing stone in the UK reaching a whopping 7.6 metres located in All Saints Church graveyard in Rudston.

An old measuring device in the heart of the village of Stenton.

A beautiful little waterfall located at the bottom of Green Law hill in the Cheviots.

Five silvery steel girders piercing the promontory at St Peter's in Sunderland and growing into the form of a cormorant taking to the sky.

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

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

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

A 17th-century packhorse bridge over the River Esk that comes with it's own love story!

A bronze cast blackfaced ram atop the pink corncockle stone blocks of a Victorian drinking fountain in Moffat.

Scone Old Church is an ancient kirk thought to have been originally built in 1286 in the village of Old Scone.

The Largo Law Trig Point sits on an ancient volcano (290m) near Upper Largo, Fife.

A cave where Robert the Bruce is said to have hidden and may have met a spider.

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

Impressive lime kilns hidden away in woodland near Christon Bank.

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

A huge miner’s helmet and cap lamp hung on a peg rack created by Father and son Ray and Sam Lonsdale in homage to the area's mining heritage.

A castellated folly on the edge of Kinnoull Hill above Perth.

Tower set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, part of an old parish church.

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.

The Arthur's Seat trig point sits on a hill (251m) in Edinburgh.

Two waterfalls on the River Tees within the North Pennine AONB.

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