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

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

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

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

The Broomfield Farm trig point is on the edge of a field (255m) near Chopwell.

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

The Shoreswood trig point sits in a hedge on Shoreswood Ewe Hill (92m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

Stone commemorating Robert the Bruce's first victory over an English army in 1307.

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

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

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

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.

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.

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

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

Park alongside the River Wear with views of Lumley Castle.

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

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

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

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

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

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

A 12th-century Premonstratensian monastery located in the village of Blanchland, Northumberland.

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

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

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

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

An enchanting gatehouse and remains of a Medieval almshouse and hospital on an elbow of the River Wear in Durham.

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

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

The grave of celebrated Daleswoman Hannah Hauxwell.

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

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

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

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

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.

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

The remains of a chapel founded by St Ebba.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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

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

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

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

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

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

A dovecote or doocot as the Scots call it, next to Northfield house in East Lothian.

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

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

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

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

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

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.

The remains of an Iron Age Hillfort sitting on a little spur of Clennell Hill near Alwinton.

Artwork by Andy Goldsworthy in the heart of the Forest of Bowland.

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

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

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

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

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

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

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

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

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

A stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.

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.

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 stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

Located on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.

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

A tower constructed in 1897 to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in Dallowgill, North Yorkshire.

An old 18th century windmill part of Birney Hill farm.

A huge chunk of rock sitting on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill overlooking the Harthope Valley.

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

A rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

An obelisk and monument dedicated the all of the Wigtown Martyrs.

Magical stone bridge tucked away in the west highlands.