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The Currack Rigg trig point sits on moorland (304m) near Barnard Castle.

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

The Hillingdon Farm trig point on the edge of a field (249m) near Barnard Castle.

The Wolfcleugh Common trig point sits on moorland (607m) near Alston.

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

A castellated farmhouse sitting on the foundations of a 15th century motte and baily castle.

This is the trig point for March Head (454m) near Kielder.

Sculptures made from concrete, glass, and metal depicting heritage by a posh marina.

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

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

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

The Blue House trig point sits in a hedge (231m) near Bishop Auckland.

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

The Citron Seat trig point sits on Gilmonby Moor (446m) near Barnard Castle.

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

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

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

A pretty church sitting in amazing countryside with breathtaking views in Low Alwinton.

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

The High House trig point is sitting in a hedge next to the High House Reservoir (172m) near Bishop Auckland.

This is the trig point for Foulmire Heights (397m) near Kielder.

A plaque in Newcastle City Centre which commemorates the site of the imprisonment of the last monarch to be arrested.

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

A former horse racing track on the outskirts of Richmond that contains what is left of the oldest, surviving, stone built, public grandstand in the world.

The Eggmartin Hill trig point sits in a field (222m) near Barnard Castle.

The Cote Hill trig point sits in a hedge (141m) near Newton Aycliffe.

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

An octagonal folly, once part of the Stella Hall estate in Blaydon.

The scoop bucket used from the now dismantled Ace Of Spades dragline excavator.

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

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

The Etherley Lane trig point sits in a hedge (167m) near Witton Le Wear.

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

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

A stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.

The Mickle Fell trig point sits above Lune Forest on MOD land (758m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

This is the trig point for Camp Hill (200m) near Ford And Etal.

Weather vane made from galvanised steel with cormorants showing which way the wind blows.

The most northern point in England right on the coast.

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

This is the trig point for White Crags (537m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Monylaws (246m) near Ford And Etal.

A statue in North Shields recognising the bravery of Mary Ann Matcham, a stow away, escaping slavery who arrived in North Shields on Christmas Day 1831.

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

Observation towers used during WW2 for ground attack training.

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

The High Copelaw Farm trig point sits in a Hedge (95m) near Newton Aycliffe.

A monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.

This is the trig point for Grey's Pike (446m) near Kielder.

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

The Carr Brow Moor trig point sits on moorland (504m) near Stanhope.

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

The Hoove Faggergill trig point is sitting on Faggergill Moor (554m) near Barnard Castle.

Scott’s View is a scenic viewpoint near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the River Tweed and Eildon Hills, famously loved by Sir Walter Scott.

A lighthouse and visitors centre which sits at the end of the Mull of Galloway peninsula with incredible views and wildlife.

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

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

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

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 17th-century Jacobean mansion disguided as a castle just north of Hexham.

An 18th Century church dedicated to St Ebba.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

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

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

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

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.

An old room set out with a seaman’s glass, and other features made from metal and stone. Situated on Lookout Hill overlooking the mouth of the River Wear.

Statue of Constantine the Great who was made Roman emperor in AD306.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.