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Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Square lighthouse overlooking the Solway Firth.

The Murton Whitehouse trig point sits on a footpath behind the Kells (109m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

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

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

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.

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 Ripley Carrs (438m) near Allendale.

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

The Maryside Hill trig point sits in a field next to a golf course (51m) near Ryton.

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

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

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

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

The Wolfcleugh Common trig point sits on moorland (607m) near Alston.

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

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

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

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

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

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

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.

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

A memorial dedicated to six covenanters killed for their beliefs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

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

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

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

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

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

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

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

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

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

Impressive lime kilns hidden away in woodland near Christon Bank.

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

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

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

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

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

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

A precariously placed lime kiln pit near Cocklawburn beach.

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

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

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A natural well that became a spa on Ilkley Moor.

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

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.

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

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