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Originally envisaged as a motte and bailey, Simonburn Castle was eventually a tower house before falling into ruin.

A Bronze Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland.

A three-storied tower-house built as a hunting lodge then later extended and used as a farmhouse and students' hostel.

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

The trig point sitting next to Darden Lough (375m) near Elsdon.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

An ancient well found by St Cuthbert in Bellingham, topped by a Georgian pant and known for its miracles.

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

This is the trig point for Barley Hill (305m) near Blanchland.

A private beach to the east of North Berwick with views to Bass Rock.

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

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 multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

Fountain commemorating Doctor James Trotter, local councillor known as 'Mr Bedlington' during Victorian times.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

An 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.

Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.

Disused steel furnace and woodland walk, managed by English Heritage.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

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

A poignant tribute to the mining community in the distinctive style of Ray Lonsdale.

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A staircase leading up to where the battery would have been in Newcastle.

Small ruined castle in the grounds of the Glengarry Castle estate.

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

This is the trig point for Greenside (362m) near Kielder.

Remains of a pumping station built by Robert Stephenson in 1844.

The Beacon Hill North trig point overlooks the North Sea (87m) near Seaham.

This is the trig point for Long Crag (320m) in Thrunton Wood near Rothbury.

Small National Trust site with medieval hall dating back to the 13th century.

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

The trig point sitting on top of Bavington Crags In Great Bavington (248m).

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

This is the trig point for Deadwater Moor (569m) near Kielder.

A pleasant green with many fine views of magnificent landmarks of North and South Shields.

This is the trig point for Coldtown Beacon (366m) near Bellingham.

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

An 11th century Saxon cross head that marks the focus for the start of the annual Goose Fair in Ovingham.

Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.

The Kelpie maquettes in Ardrishaig, at three meters tall are the 1/10 scale prototypes for the real McCoy Kelpies by Andy Scott stabled in Falkirk.

A 21 arch viaduct carrying the West Highland Line (and Hogwarts Express) over Loch Shiel.

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

This is the trig point for Penshaw Hill (136m) near Sunderland.

A fine example of a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

This is the trig point for Hasting Hill (124m) near Sunderland.

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

The trig point sitting on top of Shirlaw Pike (308m) near Rothbury.

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

This is the trig point for Warlaw Pike (402m) near Blanchland.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

An obelisk standing in Richmond Market Place dating to 1771 with a surprising hidden secret.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

This is the trig point for Tunstall Hills (112m) near Sunderland.

A castellated folly on the edge of Kinnoull Hill above Perth.

The trig point sitting on top of Titlington Pike (233m) near Eglingham.

Ruins of a Roman garrison located on Hadrians Wall, with a museum of artifacts found on site.

A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.

A single-span, through arch road bridge, built in 1928-29 by Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd., and designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, and a bowstring arch railway bridge built in 1879.

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

The Spy Rigg trig point sits on a craggy outcrop (313m) above Lampert Farm near Gilsland.

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

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

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

The Collier Law trig point sits on Wolsingham Park Moor (517m) near Stanhope.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

The Winshields trig point sits on Windshields Crags next to Hadrians Wall (345m) near Haltwhistle.

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

This is the trig point for Carter Bar (579m) near Catcleugh.

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

The birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the famous wood engraver and ornithologist.

A large rock in next to Simonside in Rothbury that resembles a small church and may have been a meeting place for persecuted religious groups.

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

The Humber Hill trig point is sitting in a field west of Lanchester (270m) near Consett.

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

A 5m high cairn on Padon Hill marking the wedding anniversary of some local notables and to honour the work of a prominent Presbyterian preacher.