Find Places To Visit In The North

The Candlestick Chimney is a tall brick chimney built in the 1840s as part of Wellington Colliery’s ventilation system, now a landmark that recalls the town’s coal mining heritage.

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

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

The second oldest lighthouse in Scotland with excellent views over the Solway Firth.

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

A castellated lodge built for the Wellington Pit in Whitehaven, now serving as a Coastguard base and one of the few remaining surface buildings from the colliery.

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

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

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

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

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.

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