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Replica of a Roman-era rock carving near Risingham in Northumberland, showing a standing male figure believed to represent a local god or guardian spirit.

A huge metal spider artwork on the side of a house in North Shields.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Ruined 16th century tower house near Longniddry in East Lothian, once home to the Douglas family and later used as a Catholic seminary.

A stunning little waterfall secluded on the Otterburn Ranges near Featherwood.

Lilliard’s Stone near Ancrum marks the grave of legendary Scottish warrior Lilliard, said to have fought in the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.

Neidpath Tunnel is a disused 550-metre railway tunnel near Peebles, built in 1864 on the Caledonian Railway’s Symington to Peebles branch line.

Bellshiel Law Long Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument near Rochester, Northumberland, measuring 109m in length and dating to around 3400–2400 BC.

Corsbie Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house near Gordon in the Scottish Borders, built by the Cranstoun family and surrounded by earthwork defences.what

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

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

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.

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

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 of Askham Fell near Ullswater.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

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

A driftwood sculpture of a boat situated on the banks of the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

A 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

A group of nine cairns sitting on the aptly named Nine Standards Rigg just east of Kirby Stephen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A little stone circle sitting at the bottom of Dunmoor next to Cunyan Crags.

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

A castle and country house in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland.

A big cairn sitting on the end of Comb Fell.

A ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.

An octagonal bell tower in Berwick which was built in 1577 as a medieval lookout post and alarm system.

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

A set of three cairns north of Carlcroft Hill called the Gimmermoor Cairns, although I could only find two.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

A cairn up near Yeavering Bell at the northern end of the Cheviots which has roots in local folklore.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

The Sunderland Codex sculpture outside the University of Sunderland vividly depicts the Codex Amiatinus, the world's oldest single-volume Latin Bible.

Explore 13th century Dally Castle ruins, one of Northumberland's earliest hall houses showcasing medieval architecture.

A 60m waterfall cascading into the sea next to a 90m basalt cliff resembling a kilt.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

A huge chunk of rock sitting on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill overlooking the Harthope Valley.

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

A number of shipwrecks visible in Amble harbour at low tide.

Three tall Neolithic standing stones sitting in a line in Boroughbridge near Knaresborough.