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A sandstone cave that is accessible from one of the narrow streets of Pittenweem linked to smugglers St Fillan, a 7th century missionary.

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

A discreet sandstone monolith in South Gosforth that notes the line of the Ninety Fathom Dyke and the distance from the Gosforth Colliery Shaft.

A sculpture by artist, Christine Hill, erected in 1991 as 'a reminder that the rhino, one of the world's great animals, is threatened with extinction by the greed of mankind'.

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.

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.

A delightful and well preserved tower house near Newton Stewart.

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.

Late Medieval towerhouse near Arnside in the Lake District.

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.

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 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.

An ancient sea stack near Oban with links to Scottish folklore.

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

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

A real Iron Ore mine which has now been converted into a museum.

The ruin of Swinner Gill Lead Mine near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

A 300m artwork celebrating the link between birds and literature.

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

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A sculptural shelter that forms part of the Kielder Art Trail.

Crackpot hall is an abandoned farm close to the Beldi Hill Lead Mine near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales.

Award winning observatory within Northumberland Dark Sky Park

A symbolic replica of a bell from the tower of Brinkburn Priory which reflects the history and heritage of the monks at the monastery.

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

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

Flare kiln close to Beetham village in an AONB

Memorial statue to commemorate the life of English radical Liberal politician, industrialist, activist and journalist standing tall at the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street in Newcastle.

A small square enclosure, which was used to keep the village's escaped animals in during the 1800s and was managed by the Osmotherley Pinder.

An ancient market cross, the base dating from Medieval times, and a curious stone table once used as a pulpit for John Wesley to preach from.

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

A dementia friendly garden within Coronation Park in Cramlington.

A sculpture sitting on the gable end of a house in Selkirk commemorating the history and heritage of the shoemaking industry in this small Scottish town.

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

A hidden away well to the west of Branxton Village, inscribed with a quotation from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion', about a knight mortally wounded at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 who drinks from the spring.

Sandstone tower built in 1904 used as a navigational aid until 1916

On the headland at Skateraw stands a cairn topped by a cross, a memorial to the boys of St Giles' (later Cannongate Boys Club).

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

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

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

An unusual two story concrete walkway that runs around the perimeter of Torness Nuclear Power Station and includes a fenced off pier.

A working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

The scant remains of what was a 12th century Motte & Bailey castle overlooking the Carron Valley Reservoir which belonged to the nobleman John de Graham.

A stunning waterfall, with a 29m drop on the River Endrick in the Fintry Glen.