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

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

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

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

A 15th Century Gatehouse to Wetheral Priory, which is all that remains of the complex following the Dissolution of the Monastaries.

A 16th Century Church with links to the now demolished Wetheral Priory.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

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

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

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

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

Howk Bobbin Mill is a ruined 19th century mill, it is hidden away surrounded by trees with the River Caldew running alongside it and the mystical fairy pools nearby.

Ruined 14th century pele tower set in the Cumbrian countryside.

The remaining gatehouse and garderobe of Bewcastle Castle which was built in the 14th century by one of Edward III's generals.

A remote 19th century monument in the border forest of Kershope marking the spot of a gamekeeper killed by poachers and a large prehistoric Neolithic burial mound.

A neo-gothic 1800s castle with lovely lakeside grounds for a wander.

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

Ruined castle built in the 1200s, with links to Katherine Parr's family.

Lanercost Priory, founded in 1169, is a well-preserved medieval Augustinian priory in Brampton, Cumbria.

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

The grave of famed Lakeland Poet, William Wordsworth.

The most photographed location in the Lake District. An 18th century Packhorse Bridge.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.

A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.

A stand alone bell tower for the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

A 3 chambered cave used by the monks as storage and safegaurd and as a dwelling for St Constantine.

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

The trig point sitting on top of Helvellyn (950m).