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

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

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

The Coldberry End trig point can be found on Ireshope Moor (708m) near Alston.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Calton Hill trig point sits on a hill (103m) in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre.

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

A bronze cast blackfaced ram atop the pink corncockle stone blocks of a Victorian drinking fountain in Moffat.

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

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

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

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.

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

A former Royal Air Force site with lots of planes and ghosts.

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

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

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.

A six foot high stone marking the site of the battle of Moss Raploch, where Robert the Bruce is rumoured to have rested.

The remains of one of the first artillery defence castles, overlooking the Firth of Fourth near Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

A memorial dedicated to six covenanters killed for their beliefs.

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

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

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

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

An unfinished hotel left to ruin in the hills near Oban.

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

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

Artwork by James Turrell on a rocky outcrop on the edge of Kielder Forest.

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

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

A lighthouse and visitors centre which sits at the end of the Mull of Galloway peninsula with incredible views and wildlife.

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

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

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

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

A unique fortress style house in Newcastle's West End that was won as a prize in a 1920's raffle.

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

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

A driftwood sculpture of a boat situated on the banks of the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The Arthur's Seat trig point sits on a hill (251m) in Edinburgh.

Small woodland waterfall and cascades near Stonehaugh in Northumberland, formed on the Warks Burn.

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

A precariously placed lime kiln pit near Cocklawburn beach.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

Impressive lime kilns hidden away in woodland near Christon Bank.

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

Tower set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, part of an old parish church.

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 16th Century Church with links to the now demolished Wetheral Priory.

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

A 17th-century packhorse bridge over the River Esk that comes with it's own love story!

A castle on the south back of Castle Loch near Lockerbie.

A sculpture dedicated to the Dalry Covenanter's in St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries & Galloway.

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

Whitby’s historic piers and lighthouses tell the story of the town’s maritime past, from Tudor stonework to 19th century beacons.

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.

Seven stainless steel collier brigs, setting sail in the remains of an old dry dock by the river in South Shields.

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

A spectacular medieval ruin, in Muggleswick near Consett, built during the mid 1200s which was home to a farm, a chapel, a grange and a dairy, which belonged to the Prior of Durham.

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

A spectacular double waterfall sitting right in the heart of the Northumberland National park.

A museum of the culture and artifacts of the town and surrounds.

A small Islet in Loch Lomond that is a nature reserve and part of the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve.

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

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

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

A pint sized place of worship overlooking the Tyne Valley and the baptismal church of British landscape artist John Martin.

A towering Obelisk on Murrayshall Hill near Scone dedicated to Thomas Graham of Balgowan.

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

A stunning little waterfall secluded on the Otterburn Ranges near Featherwood.

A Grade II, early 19th century dovecote with the square tower loosely modelled on the tower of The Church of St Andrew in Hartburn.

St Andrew’s Old Church in Upleatham is a small historic church in North Yorkshire, known for its Norman architecture and quiet, rural setting.

Monument to Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway, built in 1875.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

Ancient Viking Cross dated between 865 and 950 in the graveyard of St Wilfrid's Church.

Ruined 16th century tower house near Longniddry in East Lothian, once home to the Douglas family and later used as a Catholic seminary.

The coke ovens are rare remnants of Durham's coal industry, showcasing early coke production methods before their decline by 1880.​

A statue to commemorate the 18th-century explorer and navigator who changed the western perceptions of world geography.

A steel sculpture made from hundreds of interwoven leaves honouring 81 residents of Prestonpans who were executed for witchcraft.

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

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.

A sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.

The tallest standing stone in the UK reaching a whopping 7.6 metres located in All Saints Church graveyard in Rudston.

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

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

A space age rocket looking communication mast, bound for Mars from the pines of Henshaw Common!

The remains of a tower that was part of a 15th century manor house.

A pretty little chapel containing ancient stones near Stranraer. Some of the stones date back as far as 500AD.