Find Places To Visit In The North

The Craiglee trig point sits above Loch Doon (523m) near Craigmalloch.

A natural well that became a spa on Ilkley Moor.

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.

An imposing Georgian/Victorian footbridge for the gentry to preamble in order to take the spaw waters.

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

Three prehistoric standing stones overlooking Dubh Loch.

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.

A Church near St Patrick's Chapel, with a number of Viking artefacts in its grounds and within the Church itself.

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

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

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.

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

Torwoodlee Broch is an Iron Age stone roundhouse near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, built around 100 AD and later destroyed during Roman occupation.

Flare kiln close to Beetham village in an AONB

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

The Bengairn Trig Point sits on a hill (391m) near Dalbeattie with impressive coastal views.

The Rubers Law trig point sits on a hill in Denholm (424m) near Hawick.

Photogenic museum with geological interest and eclectic items dating to Georgian times.

A colossal costard of a Miner made of Corten Steel by Ray Lonsdale, located in Seaham.

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.

A multipurpose construction with bridges and a barrage for tidal defence. Also nature and adrenaline activities in the area.

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.

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

A mysterious stone circle hidden in woodland in Aboyne near Ballater.

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

The Lochnagar trig point is the highest of the White Mounth Munros (1155m) near Ballater, Aberdeenshire.

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

A Romano British stone, thought to be from the 2nd or 3rd century, only discovered in the 1970s when the river swelled and revealed his cheery disposition at Waters Meet near Acomb.

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

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

The Whitekirk Hill trig point sits on a hill (74m) near North Berwick.

A statue outside the entrance to Stirling Castle commemorating the second Boer War.

Late Medieval towerhouse near Arnside in the Lake District.

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.

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.

A former Library building with an eclectic mix of art, maritime, social, and natural history elements.

A stream that runs through an impressive geological feature.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

Prehistoric carved rock dating back to the Neolithic period, almost 5,000 years ago.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

A BAC Jet Provost T5 (serial XW405) outside the Hartlepool College of Further Education, shown banking to starboard.

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

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 working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

A monument that sits in woodland on Torr Alvie, commemorating the Duke of Gordon who died in 1836.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

A large-scale mural bursting with energy, depicting Roker Lighthouse.

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

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

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

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

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 garden to look like a bombed house, as a memorial to the 1914 coastal attack.

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

An ancient harbour that has been active since medieval times.

The Ballencrieff Hill trig point sits in a field (312m) near Bathgate.

A water pump and stone trough, with nearby set of medieval stocks.

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

A National Nature Reserve on the north shore of Loch Creran.

Memorial and artwork unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the contribution of RAF Carnaby during World War II.

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

The remains of a medieval church with a display of Pictish Stones.

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

A famous sandstone sea stack 60m in height near the Stoer Lighthouse off the north west coast of Assynt.

The Cnoc Ceislein trig point sits on a hill to the north west of the Fyrish Monument (523m) near Dingwall.

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 ruined shell of an ancient kirk, teetering on the cliffs at Old Cambus, Cockburnspath.

A Market Hall, dating from the 17th century and Market Cross thought to date from the 13th century in the centre of Bingley.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

An impressive waterfall with a 20m drop also knows as Inverkirkaig Falls in Assynt.

A 19th Century Boundary Stone on Ilkley Moor.

The Ben Wyvis trig point is the highest point in Easter Ross (1046m) near Dingwall in Scotland.

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 pretty little waterfall on the Maspie Burn, that can be found on the large Falkland Estate.

A restored orangery and the brainchild of The Duchess of Buccleugh, in the grounds of Dalkeith Palace.

The Cocklerue Hill trig point sits on an old hill fort (278m) near Linlithgow.

An octagonal Victorian folly built in 1835 for George Head Head of Rickerby Hall, possibly used as a dovecote.

A large cairn shelter overlooking the Cairngorms, hidden in the woodlands on Torr Alvie.

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

A life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

A sculpture in Hartlepool paying tribute to Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

A large memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Culblean near Ballater.

A large and well preserved Iron Age Broch near Clachtoll Beach in Assynt.

A rock formation on Ilkley Moor thought to resemble a Cow and its Calf.

A beautiful lighthouse that sits above the windswept cliffs on the north west coast of Assynt.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

The Cairnoch Hill trig point is sits above the Carron Valley Reservoir (413m) near Kilsyth.

A historical church with views over the Firth of Forth, believed to where the remains of St Monan are buried.

Ruins of a late 18th century chapel close to the River Tweed

A historical stone containing a Pictish carving dating back to the the 7th century.

The Dumyat trig point sits on the hills (419m) north east of Stirling.

A 1930's built outdoor tidal swimming pool, on the coastal path at St Monans.

Sweetheart Wings near Ashington is a curious riverside artwork on the Wansbeck Estuary Art Trail featuring three large boulders that once held metal aircraft sculptures including a Spitfire and Wellington.

Nenthead in minature. A model village designed and handmade by retired miner Lowson Robinson, nestled in the North Peninnes in Cumbria.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

A large ruinous estate house that has been taken over by nature.

A coastal cave carved with cross symbols containing evidence of Iron Age occupation.

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