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A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

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.

A large rock in next to Simonside in Rothbury that resembles a small church and may have been a meeting place for persecuted religious groups.

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

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

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

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

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

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

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

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

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

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

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

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

A waterfall and Cave on the Bowlees Beck.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

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

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

Commemorative viewing tower in the Forest of Bowland, built in 1887.

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

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

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

The grave of celebrated Daleswoman Hannah Hauxwell.

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 Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

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

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

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

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

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

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

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

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

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

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

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

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

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

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

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

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

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