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Spectacular cave on the Isle of Staffa formed by basalt pillars

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

This is the trig point for Long Crag (320m) in Thrunton Wood near Rothbury.

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

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

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

This is the trig point for Greenside (362m) near Kielder.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

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

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

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.

A public Park in Blyth opened in 1904.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

The trig point sitting on top of Titlington Pike (233m) near Eglingham.

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

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

A 5m high cairn on Padon Hill marking the wedding anniversary of some local notables and to honour the work of a prominent Presbyterian preacher.

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Bavington Crags In Great Bavington (248m).

A 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

This is the trig point for Coldtown Beacon (366m) near Bellingham.

This is the trig point for Hasting Hill (124m) near Sunderland.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

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

This is the trig point for Penshaw Hill (136m) near Sunderland.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

A spectacular stone circle on the Moor Divock area of Askham Fell near Ullswater.

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

The Collier Law trig point sits on Wolsingham Park Moor (517m) near Stanhope.

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.

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.

The trig point sitting on top of Shirlaw Pike (308m) near Rothbury.

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

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

A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.

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

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

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

Figure of newspaper cartoon character Andy Capp cast in bronze.

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

The birthplace of Thomas Bewick, the famous wood engraver and ornithologist.

This is the trig point for Carter Bar (579m) near Catcleugh.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

This is the trig point for Warlaw Pike (402m) near Blanchland.

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

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

Training trenches dug by members of the 18th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers in preparation for World War I.

This former prestigious rectory is one of the oldest domestic houses in England and is haunted!

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

A ruined border fortress built in the 13th century and associated with battles and Mary, Queen of Scots.

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

A beauty of a bridge, old and packhorsey, with some chunky cutwaters and lovely views up and down the rivers Wear and Browney where they confluence.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

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.

The Winshields trig point sits on Windshields Crags next to Hadrians Wall (345m) near Haltwhistle.

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

Explore stunning water features, magical gardens a treehouse restaurant and the mysterious Poison Garden in Alnwick Garden.

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

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

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

A fantastic large folly on a hill overlooking the Moray Firth near Dingwall in Scotland.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

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

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

The Humber Hill trig point is sitting in a field west of Lanchester (270m) near Consett.

A replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse giving a glimpse into life 2000 years ago.

A group of nine cairns sitting on the aptly named Nine Standards Rigg just east of Kirby Stephen.

A Georgian Grade I Listed aqueduct, the largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain taking the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune.

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

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

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

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

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

Two waterfalls on the River Tees within the North Pennine AONB.

Three tall Neolithic standing stones sitting in a line in Boroughbridge near Knaresborough.

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

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

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

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

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

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

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

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

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

The Spy Rigg trig point sits on a craggy outcrop (313m) above Lampert Farm near Gilsland.

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

The jaw bones of a whale as a reminder of the whaling industry of Whitby.

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

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

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

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