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A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

This is the trig point for Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

This is the trig point for Long Crag Gunnerton (222m) near Swinburne.

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

This is the trig point for Hips Heugh (58m) near Craster.

The Pigdon trig point sits on the edge of a field (118m) near Morpeth.

This is the trig point for Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

This is the trig point for Hindhope Law (426m) near Kielder.

A neoclassical tower that stands on top of a bluff overlooking Portree harbour.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

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 lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

Ruins of a 13th century chapel in the middle of a housing estate.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

This is the trig point for Wether Hill (301m) near Elsdon.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

This is the trig point for Batey Catreen (250m) near Bellingham.

The Bollihope Carrs trig point sits on Snowhope Moor (541m) near Stanhope.

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

Fisherman and his dog daubed on the back of a wall at Blyth Harbour.

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

The highest perched toilet in England, situated in Northumberland National Park

This is the trig point for Dilston (187m) near Corbridge.

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

This is the trig point for Gaterley Hill (352m) near Allendale.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

This is the trig point for High Trewhitt (165m) near Rothbury.

This is the trig point for Pikestone Fell (387m) near Stanhope.

The Horseshoe Hill trig point is sitting on Edmundbyers Common (520m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Manside Cross (325m) near Elsdon.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

This is the trig point for Gapshields (290m) near Gilsland.

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

The Tuthill Quarry trig point is sitting on top of a quarry (164m) near Seaham.

This is the trig point for Belford Crag (108m) near Belford.

The Roughside Moor trig point sits on top of Edmondbyers Common (384m) near Consett.

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

This is the trig point for Winnowshill Common (314m) near Blanchland.

This is the trig point for Watch Crags (291m) near Bellingham.

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

A slightly ruined lime kiln in Hepple in between Rothbury and Elsdon.

This is the trig point for Heddon Hill (278m) near Ingram.

Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

This is the trig point for Blackburn Common (366m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

This is the trig point for Hexham Common (291m) near Hexham.

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

A modernist building, especially built for the study, teaching, demonstrating and display of all things glass.

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

This is the trig point for Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

The Five Pikes trig point sits on moorland south of Bollihope (479m) near Stanhope.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

Two drinking fountains given to the people of Blaydon by Joseph Cowen in the 1860s.

This is the trig point for Linbrig (390m) near Alwinton.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

This is the trig point for The Grun (516m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Mickley (206m) near Prudhoe.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

The Sand Edge Common trig point is on Wolsingham North Moor (353m) near Stanhope.

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

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

This is the trig point for Wind Hill (231m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Fourlaws Hill (343m) near Ridsdale.