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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.

Great Shunner Fell Trig Point
Great Shunner Fell Trig Point
Trig Point Richmond North Yorkshire

The Great Shunner Fell Trig Point sits on Thwaite Common (716m) near Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales.

Norman's Law Trig Point
Norman's Law Trig Point
Trig Point Fife Scotland

The Norman's Law Trig Point sits on an old hill fort (285m) near Luthrie.

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.

Kinnoull Hill Trig Point
Kinnoull Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Perth Scotland

The Kinnoull Hill trig point sits on Kinnoull Hill (222m) above Perth.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Garden Holy Island Northumberland

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle
Castle Jedburgh Borders

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
Religious Place Carlisle Cumbria

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

The Drift Stone
The Drift Stone
Landmark Druridge Bay Northumberland

A five tonne Limestone boulder marking the location of the former East Chevington Drift Mine.

Barbay Hill Trig Point
Barbay Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ayrshire Scotland

The Barbay Hill trig point sits on the Isle of Great Cumbrae (127m) in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Bitts Park
Bitts Park
Landscape Carlisle Cumbria

Victorian Park alongside the River Eden with contemporary and traditional artwork, statues, and musical instruments.

Queen's Well
Queen's Well
Art Angus Scotland

A magnificent stone structure resembling a royal crown to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Bruce's Stone Loch Trool
Bruce's Stone Loch Trool
Landmark Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

Stone commemorating Robert the Bruce's first victory over an English army in 1307.

Windy Hill Memorial
Windy Hill Memorial
Obelisk Newton Stewart Scotland

An obelisk and monument dedicated the all of the Wigtown Martyrs.

Martyr's Stake
Martyr's Stake
Landmark Newton Stewart Scotland

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

Canary Mural Wheatley Hill
Canary Mural Wheatley Hill
Art Peterlee County Durham

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

Buchan Burn Falls
Buchan Burn Falls
Waterfall Newton Stewart Scotland

A series of waterfalls on the Buchan Burn in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park.

Sinkside Hill Hillfort
Sinkside Hill Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An iron age hillfort on top of Sinkside Hill in the north west of the Cheviots.

Kirkoswald Castle
Kirkoswald Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

Quorum - The Stone Faces
Quorum - The Stone Faces
Art Newton Stewart Scotland

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

Willance's Leap
Willance's Leap
Landmark Richmond North Yorkshire

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

Birney Hill Mill
Birney Hill Mill
Windmill Ponteland Northumberland

An old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.

Magical Offering
Magical Offering
Art Amble Northumberland

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

St Ninian's Chapel
St Ninian's Chapel
Religious Place Newton Stewart Scotland

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Monument
Landmark Glenfinnan Scotland

A monument in Glenfinnan to remember the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

Winston Bridge Spitfire
Winston Bridge Spitfire
Bridge Barnard Castle County Durham

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns
Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns
Crag, Rock And Cairn Newton Stewart Scotland

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

Sizergh
Sizergh
Estate Kendal Cumbria

A medieval house with Tudor and 18th-century additions in Kendal, Cumbria.

Museum Of Hartlepool
Museum Of Hartlepool
Museum Hartlepool County Durham

Discover history on Hartlepool's maritime history with some unusual and macabre pieces.

Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Landscape Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Green Humbleton Hillfort
Green Humbleton Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.

Fallodon Hall
Fallodon Hall
Estate Alnwick Northumberland

A country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.

Murray's Monument
Murray's Monument
Obelisk Newton Stewart Scotland

Monument built in 1835 in memory of a local shepherd's boy, Alexander Murray.

Bowes Museum
Bowes Museum
Museum Barnard Castle County Durham

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

Steel Ladle Truck
Steel Ladle Truck
Machinery Consett County Durham

A ladle train that would transfer hot metal within the Consett Steelworks.

Kielder Column
Kielder Column
Art Kielder Northumberland

A stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

Beacon On Beacon Hill South
Beacon On Beacon Hill South
Landmark Richmond North Yorkshire

A beacon on a hill just outside Richmond that was supposidly erected for Millennium celebrations.

Collinsons Hill Trig Point
Collinsons Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Collinsons Hill trig point sits on Bowes Moor (435m) near Barnard Castle

Hearse House at St Giles
Hearse House at St Giles
Building Hexham Northumberland

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

Ladykirk House Lion Gates
Ladykirk House Lion Gates
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

Giant Trowel
Giant Trowel
Art Ashington Northumberland

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

Bridlington Priory
Bridlington Priory
Religious Place Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

Saltburn Pier
Saltburn Pier
Building Saltburn North Yorkshire

The first pier on the North East Coast and last pier in Yorkshire.

The National Museum Of The Royal Navy Hartlepool
The National Museum Of The Royal Navy Hartlepool
Museum Hartlepool County Durham

All that would have been dock life around the 18th century and complete with one of The Admiralties Frigates, The HMS Trincomalee.

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