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A ruined bastle and cottage located in a remote area of Bellingham.

A Greek Doric style house, 14th century castle and 30 acres of beautiful gardens.

Twenty beautifully decorated Morph figures to find in North Tyneside.

The first five sailed smock style windmill in Britain and the only remaining one in the North East.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery where St Bede spent his life from the age of seven.

Water Mill on the edge of Blaydon, originally built in 1730.

A 16-hectare lake set in a country park that was once one of the biggest colliery spoil heaps in Europe.

Group of islands off the coast of Northumberland.

The trig point sitting on top of The Cheviot Summit (815m).

A ruined Vicar's Pele sitting on the main high street in Ponteland.

A ruined medieval castle built around 1341 by Robert Manners.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.

A reconstruction of a gatehouse and buildings on the original foundations of the Roman buildings.

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

A ruined 15th century tower house near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

Also known as Davison’s Obelisk, this monument is a memorial to Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar.

A sculpture of three drill heads in Weetslade Country Park.

The trig point sitting on top of Windy Gyle (619m).

Totem poles have stood in the village of Stonehaugh since 1971 and these three are the latest carvings.

A maginificent viaduct spanning the River Eden in Wetheral.

A none conformist burial ground that is now a recreation area.

The trig point sitting on top of Garleigh Moor (268m).

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

The Grade I listed Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle's Catholic and first Cathedral.

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

25 bronze lion sculptures by artists Gillie and Marc, temporarily on display in Exhibition Park.

The wreck of concrete tug 'Cretehawser' which sits on the banks of the River Wear.

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

Home to three of the most famous families in the North East, set in 13,500 acres of land.

An old water tower from Broomhill Colliery that was sold at auction to be a house.

Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne, originally built in 1091.

A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.

Probably the largest lime kiln in Northumberland sitting next to Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island.

14th century gatehouse tower built by Sir William Hylton.

The 199 stone steps lead up to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, a classic Gothic graveyard, and the Norman Church of Saint Mary.

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

A fortified farmhouse (Bastle) near Harbottle.

The building used to house the rocket apparatus for saving crews from stranded ships near Blyth harbour.

Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.

An old 19th century pottery on the outskirts of Corbridge, previously known as Walker's Pottery.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.

Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.

An ancient burial ground for a Bronze Age chieftain called Prince Caryn.

A 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland between the villages of Craster and Embleton. Built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322.

Originally part of the town's medieval defences, this tower is now a luxury holiday cottage.

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

Nature Reserve set in a former Whinstone Quarry in the village of Embleton

The trig point sitting on top of Shaftoe Crags (213m).

A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale built as a memorial for fishermen lost at sea from North Shields.

WW1 acoustic mirror, which detected German Zeppelins as they approached the coast.

A museum dedicated to the Volunteer Life Brigade at Tynemouth.

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

The trig point sitting on top of Newton Tors in The Cheviots (537m).

A restored Grade I listed, 13th Century Friary and ruins in the centre of Newcastle, now partly used as a restaurant and craft workshops.

The trig point sitting on top of Target Plantation (250m) above Rothbury.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

A ruined abbey sitting in a secluded woodland on the banks of the River Tweed.

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

The trig point sitting on top of Hedgehope Hill (714m).

Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.

Two chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

An obelisk erected to James Maitland Balfour, MP and Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

Statue to Jack English or Lang Jack, a famed resident of Whickham who stood 6 feet 4 inches and was renowned for his strength... and bad temper!

The trig point sitting on top of Bloodybush Edge (610m).

The trig point sitting on top of Shillhope Law (501m).

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

The Wether Cairn trig point sitting on Wholhope Hill Law (563m).

A ruin of a folly shaped like a shepherd's hut on the Alnwick moors.

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.

A serene sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, positioned eloquently by The Cenotaph in Murton, near Seaham.

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

Fisherman and his dog daubed on the back of a wall at Blyth Harbour.

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

An obelisk commerating playwright and poet James Thomson, who also penned the words to Rule, Britannia.

A column in memory of James Evelyn's parents, moved from Felbridge up to Lemmington, Northumberland.

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

Excavated Roman fort, with a museum and 35m viewing tower.

The trig point sitting on top of Old Fawdon Hill in Ingram Valley (315m).

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

A spectacular natural landform of Limestone Pavement in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Small photographic gallery on Newcastle's Quayside.

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

The trig point sitting on top of Barcombe on Thorgrafton Common (280m).

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.