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A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

Magnificent folly on the outskirts of Richmond, built around 1760.

This is the trig point for Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

This is the trig point for Long Crag Gunnerton (222m) near Swinburne.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

The Pigdon trig point sits on the edge of a field (118m) near Morpeth.

This is the trig point for Hips Heugh (58m) near Craster.

This is the trig point for Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

This is the trig point for Hindhope Law (426m) near Kielder.

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

A neoclassical tower that stands on top of a bluff overlooking Portree harbour.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

Ruins of a 13th century chapel in the middle of a housing estate.

This is the trig point for Wether Hill (301m) near Elsdon.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

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

The only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

The Bollihope Carrs trig point sits on Snowhope Moor (541m) near Stanhope.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

This is the trig point for Batey Catreen (250m) near Bellingham.

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

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

Well kept 16th century peel tower in the Scottish Borders, home to the infamous Border Reiver Johnnie Armstrong.

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

The highest perched toilet in England, situated in Northumberland National Park

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

This is the trig point for Dilston (187m) near Corbridge.

An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

This is the trig point for Pikestone Fell (387m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Gaterley Hill (352m) near Allendale.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

This is the trig point for High Trewhitt (165m) near Rothbury.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

This is the trig point for Manside Cross (325m) near Elsdon.

The Horseshoe Hill trig point is sitting on Edmundbyers Common (520m) near Stanhope.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

This is the trig point for Gapshields (290m) near Gilsland.

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

Designed and built as a museum in the style of a French Chateau and housing 22 galleries. Famous for the amazing kinetic art of the Silver Swan.

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

The Tuthill Quarry trig point is sitting on top of a quarry (164m) near Seaham.

This is the trig point for Belford Crag (108m) near Belford.

The Roughside Moor trig point sits on top of Edmondbyers Common (384m) near Consett.

This is the trig point for Heddon Hill (278m) near Ingram.

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

This is the trig point for Watch Crags (291m) near Bellingham.

This is the trig point for Winnowshill Common (314m) near Blanchland.

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

Statues of three heads representing different eras of human and industrial production.

A slightly ruined lime kiln in Hepple in between Rothbury and Elsdon.

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

This is the trig point for Blackburn Common (366m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

This is the trig point for Hexham Common (291m) near Hexham.

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

A modernist building, especially built for the study, teaching, demonstrating and display of all things glass.

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

This is the trig point for Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

The Five Pikes trig point sits on moorland south of Bollihope (479m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Linbrig (390m) near Alwinton.

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

Two drinking fountains given to the people of Blaydon by Joseph Cowen in the 1860s.

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

This is the trig point for The Grun (516m) near Kielder.

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

The Sand Edge Common trig point is on Wolsingham North Moor (353m) near Stanhope.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

This is the trig point for Mickley (206m) near Prudhoe.

This is the trig point for Byers Pike (458m) near Allendale.

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

This is the trig point for Bolts Law Smalesmouth (395m) near Kielder.

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.