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A sculpture in Hartlepool paying tribute to Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

A large memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Culblean near Ballater.

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.

A large and well preserved Iron Age Broch near Clachtoll Beach in Assynt.

Large heritage mural in Horden, County Durham, by Durham Spray Paints, depicting a miner holding a safety lamp to mark 125 years of mining in the village.

A beautiful lighthouse that sits above the windswept cliffs on the north west coast of Assynt.

The Cairnoch Hill trig point is sits above the Carron Valley Reservoir (413m) near Kilsyth.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

A huge metal spider artwork on the side of a house in North Shields.

The Dumyat trig point sits on the hills (419m) north east of Stirling.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

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

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

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

12th century cross, possibly a Christianised monolith.

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

A bronze statue unveiled in 1995 in Ashington, commemorating Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn.

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 huge monument, built in 1857 to commemorate Onesiphorus Tyndall-Bruce, a significant figure in the area.

A 16th century wellhead with conical roof, and 14th century finial borrowed from the Old Parish Church.

The Earls Seat trig point is sitting on Campsie Fells (578m) near Strathblane.

The Point of Stoer trig point sits on the cliffs of Sithean Mor (161m) near Stoer Lighthouse.

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

A 13th century ruinous castle, that sits on a craggy tidal island in Loch Moidart.

A memorial dedicated to the local fisher folk of Pittenweem, that lost their lives at sea.

A late medieval dovecote, just hiding off the A1 near Belford, first documented in 1626, which is grade II and on the National Heritage List for England.

A 16th century beehive shaped doocot, that has been beautifully restored.

A small square enclosure, which was used to keep the village's escaped animals in during the 1800s and was managed by the Osmotherley Pinder.

A 60 foot tall landmark maypole on the village green in Ovington, County Durham with an echo of a maypole sculpture in its shadow.

A castle built on an island in the middle of Loch an Eilein.

The Meikle Bin trig point is sits on the Campsie Fells (570m) near Kilsyth.

The Ord Ban trig point sits on a rocky outcrop (428m) near Aviemore.

The Menteith Hill trig point is sits above the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (400m) near Aberfoyle.

An intriguing folly that is hidden high in the woodland of Green Hill on the Falkland Estate.

A discreet sandstone monolith in South Gosforth that notes the line of the Ninety Fathom Dyke and the distance from the Gosforth Colliery Shaft.

Replica of a Roman-era rock carving near Risingham in Northumberland, showing a standing male figure believed to represent a local god or guardian spirit.

The Stronend trig point sits on Fintry Hills (511m) near Fintry.

England's oldest gaol, built in 1333 from the stone of the Corbridge Roman site.

The Morrone trig point sits on a hill (859m) above Braemar.

A ruined Norman fortress built in the 12th century, with remains including the keep and gatehouse overlooking the River Ehen.

A large tower shaped landmark that sits on the edge of a golf course overlooking the firth of forth.

The most northern point in England right on the coast.

A lighthouse built in 1908, on the headland near Ruby Bay, with fantastic views over the Firth of Forth.

The Carleatheran trig point is sits on the Gargunnock Hills (485m) near Kippen.

A 17th Century Manor House with roots dating back to the 7th Century.

A statue in North Shields recognising the bravery of Mary Ann Matcham, a stow away, escaping slavery who arrived in North Shields on Christmas Day 1831.

Small, possibly prehistoric stone circle hidden away on Ilkley Moor.

A collection of bronze and brass sculptures, abstract shapes, spitting out their edges over the sea at Prestonpans.

A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

A garden in Scotland notable for its respect to Japanese culture and for having been both designed and conceived by women.

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

An Edwardian Baroque-styled building that is the headquarters of the Durham Miners' Association.

A curious cave with links back to the Mesolithic period on the shores of Loch Caolisport.

A poignant statue of WWII POW Len ‘Guitar’ Gibson by Ray Lonsdale.

Drinking fountain constructed in 1880, positioned at the entrance to York Museum Gardens.

An unmanned flock of aluminium sheep on the green, in the happy village of Sadberge in Darlington.

A small lighthouse that sits on the end of the west pier at Anstruther Harbour.

A unique postmodern architecture and a memorial to a firefighter who died in the line of duty.

A memorial to the aircrew lost in a crash on 31st January 1944.

A stone shrine built in the 1950s by Brian Foxton, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and maintained by St Anne’s Church, Buxton.

A blunt, blocky tower used as a look out against Border Reivers by the monks of Alnwick Abbey, sitting on Heiferlaw Hill just outside of Alnwick.

A vibrant mural painted on a gable-end wall, paying tribute to the history of Chester le Street.

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

A three hundred year old beehive doocot near Aberlady Bay.

The ruin of the a 1912 memorial chapel, containing graves of the Crichton-Stuart family.

A 16th century beehive shaped doocot, that still has a few resident pigeons.

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.

Majestic swan mural by Frank Styles on the wall of the Salvation Army building, Swan Lodge.

A late 1800s lighthouse, built to replace the original which was erected in 1636.

A plaque in Newcastle City Centre which commemorates the site of the imprisonment of the last monarch to be arrested.

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

Sculptures made from concrete, glass, and metal depicting heritage by a posh marina.

A Second World War radar tower at Shoreswood Farm, built as part of Britain’s early warning system and one of the few surviving examples in Northumberland.

Prehistoric rock art with some of Ilkley Moor's speciality carvings.

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles, built in the 1220s.

A rectangular lectern doocot that sits in a field next to the A917 near Caiplie.

A man made round cairn on top of Carter Bike near to the border.

A vertical Lift bridge, which was once the biggest in the world.

A former coal mine turned into a mining museum and heritage centre.

A beehive doocot that sits on the cliff top, 100m east of Newark Castle near St Monans.

Moss Force is a scenic waterfall on Newlands Pass in the Lake District, near Buttermere, with cascades dropping in stages down the slopes of Robinson Fell.

A 30 foot high bottle with a quote from Captain Cook's journal.

Striking cable stayed bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, with a 105 metre pylon and riverside paths offering impressive views.

Ruins of a medieval parish church in Gullane, East Lothian, dating from the 12th century and abandoned in 1612 due to blown sand making it unusable.

An early 18th Century well in Ford.

This garden is one of the initiatives set up to revitalise the town of Stranraer after losing its ferry port.

Wooden cabin on the shore of Kielder Water, built as a companion to Freya’s Cabin and inspired by the Norse love story between Freya and Robin.

Stone steps with a geometric pattern depicting local heritage.

An old room set out with a seaman’s glass, and other features made from metal and stone. Situated on Lookout Hill overlooking the mouth of the River Wear.

The Buckton Cliffs trig point sits on the top of the cliffs (135m) near Filey.

A ruinous 13th century courtyard castle in Nethy Bridge, which enjoys stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

A ruinous 13th century Priory, that is on the Lake of Menteith and is only accessible by boat.

A bold piece of public art standing quietly above the River Blyth in Bedlington Dene, near the site of the historic Bedlington Iron & Engine Works.

A sculpture by artist, Christine Hill, erected in 1991 as 'a reminder that the rhino, one of the world's great animals, is threatened with extinction by the greed of mankind'.

A statue of Robert the Bruce that sits in front of Stirling Castle with views of the Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills.

Memorial to Eleanor “Nellie” Heron, a Northumberland hill woman who died in a snowstorm in 1863 while crossing Alnham Moor, marked by a lone stone on Salters Road.

Chinese gingall gun captured during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, brought to Bellingham as a war trophy from the China Expeditionary Force.

People’s Park created in the Victorian era with fine features.