Find Places To Visit In The North

A parish war memorial at Kirknewton with a stepped base and stone cross, commemorating those who fell in the World Wars.

Intricate cup and ring marks in woodland near Ratho.

Discover the legend of St Margaret and explore a noble Norman church, with fine vistas, located above the banks of the River Wear.

A big, bold bronze sculpture commemorating the epic career of one of the Northeast Lionesses, Jill Scott.

Discover Blank Canvas in South Bank, a striking steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale celebrating heritage, resilience and the passing of skills between generations.

Thirlstane Arch is a natural sea arch on Powillimount Beach which is popular with rock climbers.

A memorial, in central Newcastle, to businesswoman and philanthropist Eleanor Allan, who endowed her farmland in Wallsend to purchase a charity school for 40 boys and 20 girls, which was named Dame Allan's School.

An unusual fountain on the site of the old Corn Mill in Galashiels.

An impressive Georgian building once home to a guild of seafarers, now a maritime museum

The Twelve Apostles Stone Circle is a massive stone circle containing eleven stones, that can be found in a field north west of Dumfries.

A granite obelisk that sits in Dock Park, that commemorates two local lads who sadly went down with the Titanic in 1912.

A heavily ruined 16th century tower house, built for the Earl of Morton.

An obelisk that marks the location of the last public hanging in Atholl, near Blair Castle.

A fabulous folly that can be found in the woodlands of Blair Castle, with great views over the castle and surrounding countryside.

An excellent ruinous tower house that was built by the Wolf of Badenoch in the 14th century.

A curious calcium carbonate formation made of petrified plant life in the harbour in Sunderland.

A beautifully ornate cast iron fountain originally erected in 1882 on Dumfries High Street.

A massive 7m high Pictish standing stone, decorated with early medieval carvings and protected by a glass canopy.

A series of artificial breeding platforms for the world's furthest inland breeding colony of Kittiwakes.

A vast peat blanket bog straddling Sutherland and Caithness, awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status; it's a critical breeding site for endangered upland birds and home to carnivorous plants.

Found at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, this memorial honours a test pilot known for his serial breaking of world records.

A replica of the original public punishment stocks, where wronguns would be sent to pay the price of their general misdemeanours...in full view of Berwick's community!

A famous 14th century castle popular as a filming location, including Monty Python and Outlander.

A fabulous bridge that replaced a two arched bridge built by George Wade as part of the military road.

An elaborate white octagonal Greek style dome, containing the grave of Robert Burns.

A 29 arch viaduct which carries trains between Inverness and Perth, and is the longest railway viaduct in Scotland.

The two freshwater lochs of Loch Mallachie and Garten, surrounded by the Abernethy Forest with its abundance of nature.

A cast iron bridge which crosses the River Spey near Aberlour, that was designed by Thomas Telford.

A memorial stone hidden in woodland near the River Dulnain, in honour of Iain Beag Macandra a renowned local archer.

A wonderful 13th/14th century ruined hall-house that had it's own chapel, located near Nairn.

A small picturesque loch, which contains the remains of a crannog and is surrounded by ancient woodland.

The scant remains of a 13th century castle, located on a hill above Rothes.

A beautiful loch that reflects the cairngorm mountains and offers a brilliant walks around it's banks.

An eight arch viaduct which carries a single railway track between Inverness and Aviemore.

A fabulous 15th century kirk, hidden by trees in the Dumfriesshire countryside.

A memorial column on Dumfries High Street that was erected in 1780 to commemorate the 3rd Duke of Queensberry.

A memorial in the woodlands next to Loch Morlich, which commemorates the silver jubilee of King George V.

A white marble statue of Robert Burns, that stands at the end of Dumfries High Street.

A beautifully restored 16th century tower house, which sits on the edge of a farmyard.

A statue of Jean Armour, the wife of Robert Burns located between their old house and their mausoleum.

The house where the poet Robert Burns spent his final days and is now a museum.

The ruins of a gothic style college church also known, built by Archibald the Grim.

A decorative stone fountain gifted to the villagers of Nethy Bridge by Lady Stamford.

A ruinous 16th century kirk, that sits on the edge of ancient woodland on the grounds of Blair Castle.