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

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

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

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

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

An ornate clock standing on Whitley Bay promenade, unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant in 1933.

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

The Woodland trig point sits on Hindon Hill (370m) near Witton le Wear.

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

The Moss Mire trig point sits in a field opposite a disused quarry (308m) near Barnard Castle.

The Mattilees Hill trig point sits in a field (109m) near Duddo.

The West House Field trig point sits in a hedge (82m) near Sedgefield.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

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

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.

A remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.

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

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

The Maryside Hill trig point sits in a field next to a golf course (51m) near Ryton.

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

The Tinely Moor trig point sits in gorse bushes on Brownieside Hill (151m) near Preston.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

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

The Knarsdale Forest trig point sits on Black Hill (484m) near Alston.

This is the trig point for Pike Rigg (525m) near Alston.

The High Copelaw Farm trig point sits in a Hedge (95m) near Newton Aycliffe.

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

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

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

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

50 acre estate, formerly owned by the Greame family and built in 1714.

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

The Lintzgarth Common trig point sits on Windy Hill (554m) near Rookhope.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

A cairn on the cusp of the Cheviot and right on the border of England And Scotland.

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

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

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

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

A standstone semi-circular escarpment located above Catcleugh Reservoir near Byrness.

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

An urban gallery displaying the work of 12 artists based on the history of the area.

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

A Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.

The Currack Rigg trig point sits on moorland (304m) near Barnard Castle.

The Etherley Lane trig point sits in a hedge (167m) near Witton Le Wear.

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

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

A beautiful old bridge build in 1717 that crosses the River Dulnain in the pretty highland village of Carrbridge.

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.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

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

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

The remains of a medieval cross with only a socket stone and stone shaft still standing.

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

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

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

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.

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

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

16th century tower built for Alexander Hannay, and still owned by the family today.

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

Lifesize Durham Light Infantry soldier atop a plinth with his rifle.

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

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

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

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

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

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.

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.

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

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

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

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

Georgian era sundials on two facades of one house at The Green in Richmond.

Over six hundred years of stones crossing the Coquet, connecting the route of the old corn road from Hexham to Alnmouth.

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

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

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

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

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.

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

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.

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

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

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 World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.