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Saltcoats Castle is a ruinous courtyard castle near Gullane in East Lothian.

A stream that runs through an impressive geological feature.

A white stag painted on the rocks below Bamburgh Lighthouse with lots of origin stories!

Photogenic museum with geological interest and eclectic items dating to Georgian times.

The Largo Law Trig Point sits on an ancient volcano (290m) near Upper Largo, Fife.

Kennedy's Cairn is a giant stone and cement cairn that sits near the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse near Stranraer.

Prehistoric carved rock dating back to the Neolithic period, almost 5,000 years ago.

A garden to look like a bombed house, as a memorial to the 1914 coastal attack.

The Eildon Mid Hill trig point sits on the tallest of the Eildon hills (422m) near Melrose.

A monument that sits in woodland on Torr Alvie, commemorating the Duke of Gordon who died in 1836.

Sandstone tower built in 1904 used as a navigational aid until 1916

A gritstone escarpment in the Peak District popular with climbers, known for its steady winds and wide views across the Cheshire Plain.

An artwork by Colin Wilbourn that forms part of the Art and Architecture Trail at Kielder Water.

Ardvreck Castle, a ruined fortress from the 1490s, stands on the shore of Loch Assynt, framed by rugged hills and steeped in Highland history.

A sculptural shelter that forms part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A beautiful church with great views near Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway.

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A mysterious stone circle hidden in woodland in Aboyne near Ballater.

St Lioba’s Shrine in Slack Head, Beetham is a small roadside memorial built into a stone wall, marking an Anglo‑Saxon saint’s local veneration.

The Braid Hills trig point sits on a golf course (208m) near Edinburgh.

The Barbay Hill trig point sits on the Isle of Great Cumbrae (127m) in Ayrshire, Scotland.

A statue outside the entrance to Stirling Castle commemorating the second Boer War.

A mysterious cave hidden deep in the woodlands of The Hermitage near Dunkeld.

An 18th-century circular stone enclosure on the village green in Elsdon, Northumberland, historically used to hold stray livestock until reclaimed by their owners.

Bellshiel Law Long Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument near Rochester, Northumberland, measuring 109m in length and dating to around 3400–2400 BC.

The most northern point in England right on the coast.

The Kinnoull Hill trig point sits on Kinnoull Hill (222m) above Perth.

A colossal costard of a Miner made of Corten Steel by Ray Lonsdale, located in Seaham.

Sweetheart Wings near Ashington is a curious riverside artwork on the Wansbeck Estuary Art Trail featuring three large boulders that once held metal aircraft sculptures including a Spitfire and Wellington.

Flare kiln close to Beetham village in an AONB

The Mulloch Hill trig point sits on a hill above St John's Town of Dalry (170m) near New Galloway.

Historic 1601 tower‑house ruin near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Built by George Pringle, now a scheduled monument above the Gala Water.

A famous sandstone sea stack 60m in height near the Stoer Lighthouse off the north west coast of Assynt.

A symbolic replica of a bell from the tower of Brinkburn Priory which reflects the history and heritage of the monks at the monastery.

The Skid Hill trig point sits on the edge of a quarry (186m) near Haddington.

A water pump and stone trough, with nearby set of medieval stocks.

A coastal cave carved with cross symbols containing evidence of Iron Age occupation.

The Craiglee trig point sits above Loch Doon (523m) near Craigmalloch.

A multipurpose construction with bridges and a barrage for tidal defence. Also nature and adrenaline activities in the area.

Late Medieval towerhouse near Arnside in the Lake District.

Torwoodlee Broch is an Iron Age stone roundhouse near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, built around 100 AD and later destroyed during Roman occupation.

The scant remains of what was a 12th century Motte & Bailey castle overlooking the Carron Valley Reservoir which belonged to the nobleman John de Graham.

The Great Shunner Fell Trig Point sits on Thwaite Common (716m) near Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales.

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

On the headland at Skateraw stands a cairn topped by a cross, a memorial to the boys of St Giles' (later Cannongate Boys Club).

A hidden away well to the west of Branxton Village, inscribed with a quotation from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion', about a knight mortally wounded at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 who drinks from the spring.

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

Corbar Cross is a landmark cross on Corbar Hill overlooking Buxton, originally erected in 1950 to mark the Holy Year and later replaced after damage and vandalism.

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

A BAC Jet Provost T5 (serial XW405) outside the Hartlepool College of Further Education, shown banking to starboard.

Stone cairn near Carr Edge in Northumberland, built in 1927 to commemorate Baden-Powell’s 1908 visit for the first official Scout camp.

The Bengairn Trig Point sits on a hill (391m) near Dalbeattie with impressive coastal views.

Public art of a brick boat which was created by locals and is also a lovely rockery.

The remains of a medieval church with a display of Pictish Stones.

A historical church with views over the Firth of Forth, believed to where the remains of St Monan are buried.

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

Attractive murals back to back on a brick wall in a former cemetery now a small park in Durham.

A Church in Romaldkirk known as the "Cathedral of the Dales" and dating back to Saxon times.

A standing stone sitting on the remote Deel's Hill in the Cheviots, however it's most likely a gatepost or a cattle rubbing post.

The Stow Old Bridge is a packhorse bridge consisting of three narrow arches over the Gala Water, built around 1654–55 to allow packhorses (and worshippers) to cross safely to the old kirk.

A former Library building with an eclectic mix of art, maritime, social, and natural history elements.

The Lochnagar trig point is the highest of the White Mounth Munros (1155m) near Ballater, Aberdeenshire.

The Rubers Law trig point sits on a hill in Denholm (424m) near Hawick.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

The Norman's Law Trig Point sits on an old hill fort (285m) near Luthrie.

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

A Romano British stone, thought to be from the 2nd or 3rd century, only discovered in the 1970s when the river swelled and revealed his cheery disposition at Waters Meet near Acomb.

An 18th century windmill that was used to pump sea water into the neighbouring salt pans.

From having been located near the main monument to William Wallace, to welcoming visitors at a local football ground, this depiction of Mel Gibson in character has had quite the journey.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

A large-scale mural bursting with energy, depicting Roker Lighthouse.

A working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

The remains of a 18th century salt pans set on the coastal path near St Monans.

A historical stone containing a Pictish carving dating back to the the 7th century.

Memorial and artwork unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the contribution of RAF Carnaby during World War II.

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A human home owned by a sculptor who has carved avian abodes in stone for the sparrows sharing his home on Pier Road in Berwick.

A tiny dwelling standing on a bridge straddling the Stock Beck in Ambleside.

The Whitekirk Hill trig point sits on a hill (74m) near North Berwick.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

A National Nature Reserve on the north shore of Loch Creran.

A restored orangery and the brainchild of The Duchess of Buccleugh, in the grounds of Dalkeith Palace.

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

A ruined shell of an ancient kirk, teetering on the cliffs at Old Cambus, Cockburnspath.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

An octagonal Victorian folly built in 1835 for George Head Head of Rickerby Hall, possibly used as a dovecote.

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

Two unconnected historical finds in a snug corner of Lawe Top. They are a pair of brick built beacons, and two replica Russian cannons captured from the Crimean War (1853-1856).

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

Ruins of a late 18th century chapel close to the River Tweed

A 19th Century Boundary Stone on Ilkley Moor.

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

A bronze statue unveiled in October 2022 in Hirst Park, Ashington, honouring Jack Charlton and created by sculptor Douglas Jennings.

A 6 metre Victorian folly built in 1896 on a Bronze Age barrow, replacing an earlier tower by Solomon Mycock and offering panoramic views of Buxton and the Peak District.

A 15th century ruinous castle that sits on top of the cliffs near St Monans overlooking the Firth of Forth.

A fairy tale castle ruin concealed by woodland, but with a dark magical past involving Hobgoblins and a subterranean chamber.

A large man-made cavern near Rydal Water in the Lake District, created by slate quarrying in the 19th century.

A set of three cairns north of Carlcroft Hill called the Gimmermoor Cairns, although I could only find two.