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Broom Hill Trig Point
Broom Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Belsay Northumberland

This is the trig point for Broom Hill (127m) near Belsay.

Bolts Law Smalesmouth Trig Point
Bolts Law Smalesmouth Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

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

Berrymoor Edge Trig Point
Berrymoor Edge Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Berrymoor Edge (459m) near Kielder.

Broomfield Farm Trig Point
Broomfield Farm Trig Point
Trig Point Ryton Tyne And Wear

The Broomfield Farm trig point is on the edge of a field (255m) near Chopwell.

Rotunda Museum
Rotunda Museum
Museum Scarborough North Yorkshire

Photogenic museum with geological interest and eclectic items dating to Georgian times.

Brough Old Market Cross
Brough Old Market Cross
Landmark Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

Swinner Gill Lead Mine
Swinner Gill Lead Mine
Building Richmond North Yorkshire

The ruin of Swinner Gill Lead Mine near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

RSPB Leighton Moss
RSPB Leighton Moss
Landscape Lancaster Lancashire

RSPB Reserve that is home to the largest reed bed in the north west of England.

St Patrick's Chapel
St Patrick's Chapel
Religious Place Heysham Lancashire

Ruins of a 9th century chapel, with graves cut directly into the nearby rocks.

Dirleton Castle
Dirleton Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

Medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.

St Andrew's Auld Kirk
St Andrew's Auld Kirk
Religious Place East Lothian Borders

The remains of St Andrew's Kirk, dating from around the 1100s and with links to the North Berwick Witch Trials.

Witches' Stone
Witches' Stone
Landmark Dunbar Borders

A boulder marking where Marion Lillie, also known as the Ringwoodie Witch, was executed in 1696.

Redesdale Goat
Redesdale Goat
Art Catcleugh Northumberland

A sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.

Hearse House at St Giles
Hearse House at St Giles
Building Hexham Northumberland

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

Rothbury Trenches
Rothbury Trenches
Military Rothbury Northumberland

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

Hetton Bogs Nature Reserve
Hetton Bogs Nature Reserve
Landscape Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A local nature reserve with a modern history of regeneration from marshland to bog due to the end of water mills.

Durham Mining Museum
Durham Mining Museum
Museum Durham County Durham

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

Foulden Tithe Barn
Foulden Tithe Barn
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

An old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.

Hopetoun Monument
Hopetoun Monument
Tower East Lothian Borders

A 29m high tower on Byres Hill built as a monument to John Hope, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

Knarsdale Forest Trig Point
Knarsdale Forest Trig Point
Trig Point Alston Northumberland

The Knarsdale Forest trig point sits on Black Hill (484m) near Alston.

Highfield Trig Point
Highfield Trig Point
Trig Point Falstone Northumberland

This is the trig point for Highfield (309m) near Falstone.

Ellis Crag Trig Point
Ellis Crag Trig Point
Trig Point Byrness Northumberland

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

Blackwool Law Trig Point
Blackwool Law Trig Point
Trig Point Rochester Northumberland

This is the trig point for Blackwool Law (266m) near Rochester.

Brown Rigg Trig Point
Brown Rigg Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Brown Rigg trig point sits on Cotherston Moor (419m) near Barnard Castle.

Toy Top Trig Point
Toy Top Trig Point
Trig Point Bishop Auckland County Durham

The Toy Top trig point is in woodland (208m) near Bishop Auckland.

Hill Head Trig Point
Hill Head Trig Point
Trig Point Gateshead Tyne And Wear

The Hill Head Farm trig point sits at the edge of a field (186m) near Gateshead.

Bridge House
Bridge House
Building Ambleside Cumbria

A tiny dwelling standing on a bridge straddling the Stock Beck in Ambleside.

Hethpool Linn Waterfall
Hethpool Linn Waterfall
Waterfall The Cheviots Northumberland

A lovely cascading waterfall in a stunning gorge near Hethpool in The Cheviots.

Whithorn Priory
Whithorn Priory
Religious Place Newton Stewart Scotland

Ruined priory built in the 1100s, said to be home of one of Scotland's first Cristian communities.

Lamberton Skerrs
Lamberton Skerrs
Building Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

Belatucadros Wall Art
Belatucadros Wall Art
Art Carlisle Cumbria

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Bellymack Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
Landscape Dumfries And Galloway Scotland

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Lammerside Castle
Lammerside Castle
Castle Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

Ruined 14th century pele tower set in the Cumbrian countryside.

Legs Cross
Legs Cross
Landmark Darlington County Durham

The remains of a Saxon Cross adjacent to the B6275 which follows the line of the old Roman Road Dere Street.

Rickerby Park Stone Circle
Rickerby Park Stone Circle
Stone Circle Carlisle Cumbria

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

Gosford Park And House
Gosford Park And House
Landscape East Lothian Borders

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

Auldhame Castle
Auldhame Castle
Castle East Lothian Borders

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

Source of the North Tyne River At Deadwater
Source of the North Tyne River At Deadwater
Standing Stone Kielder Northumberland

A standing stone marking the northern source of the River Tyne in Deadwater.

Little Swinburne Tower
Little Swinburne Tower
Tower Swinburne Northumberland

A severely ruined 15th century tower in Little Swinburne.

White House Hill Trig Point
White House Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Alnwick Northumberland

This is the trig point for White House Hill (169m) near Alnwick.

Rhodes Hill Trig Point
Rhodes Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ford And Etal Northumberland

This is the trig point for Rhodes Hill (146m) near Ford And Etal.

Doddington Trig Point
Doddington Trig Point
Trig Point Doddington Northumberland

This is the trig point for Doddington (180m) near Doddington.

Byers Pike Trig Point
Byers Pike Trig Point
Trig Point Haltwhistle Northumberland

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

Highwatch Currick Trig Point
Highwatch Currick Trig Point
Trig Point Alston Northumberland

The Highwatch Currick trig point sits above Burnhope Reservoir (639m) near Alston.

Victorian Baker's Shop Mural
Victorian Baker's Shop Mural
Art Gateshead Tyne And Wear

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

North Shields 800 Mural Trail
North Shields 800 Mural Trail
Art North Shields Tyne And Wear

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

Saltaire Model Village
Saltaire Model Village
Building Bradford West Yorkshire

A Victorian model village near Shipley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, built by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Clachan Bridge (Bridge Over The Atlantic)
Clachan Bridge (Bridge Over The Atlantic)
Bridge Oban Scotland

The Clachan Bridge between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Seil.

Janus Chairs
Janus Chairs
Art Kielder Northumberland

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

Boer War Memorial Stirling Castle
Boer War Memorial Stirling Castle
Statue Stirling Scotland

A statue outside the entrance to Stirling Castle commemorating the second Boer War.

Skyspace
Skyspace
Art Kielder Northumberland

Artwork by James Turrell on a rocky outcrop on the edge of Kielder Forest.

Jubilee Tower
Jubilee Tower
Folly Lancaster Lancashire

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

Countess Pillar
Countess Pillar
Tower Penrith Cumbria

The pillar marks the location where Lady Anne Clifford, said farewell to her mother in 1616 near the gateway to Brougham Castle.

Bantling Lime Kilns
Bantling Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Consett County Durham

Explore the historic Bantling Lime Kilns near Consett – a striking remnant of County Durham’s industrial heritage, set along the scenic C2C cycle route.

Nine Standards
Nine Standards
Crag, Rock And Cairn Kirkby Stephen Cumbria

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

Ravensworth Fountain
Ravensworth Fountain
Fountain Whittingham Northumberland

A memorial drinking fountain, dedicated to the memory of the 3rd Earl Ravensworth in Whittingham.

Willmore Surface Sculpture
Willmore Surface Sculpture
Art Durham County Durham

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

Fairy Steps
Fairy Steps
Crag, Rock And Cairn Beetham Cumbria

A narrow limestone staircase on a former corpse route in Southern Cumbria with legends of faeries, wishes and even a demonic dog.

Dally Castle
Dally Castle
Castle Bellingham Northumberland

Explore 13th century Dally Castle ruins, one of Northumberland's earliest hall houses showcasing medieval architecture.

Shepherds Cairn At Ewartly Shank
Shepherds Cairn At Ewartly Shank
Standing Stone Alnham Northumberland

A monument to two shepherds who lost their lives in a snow storm and ultimately led to the formation of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.

Manside Cross
Manside Cross
Standing Stone Elsdon Northumberland

The remains of a medieval cross with only a socket stone and stone shaft still standing.

Hagrid's Hut
Hagrid's Hut
Landscape Glencoe Scotland

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

Mike Barry Motorcycle Museum
Mike Barry Motorcycle Museum
Museum Carlisle Cumbria

A museum with a truckload of old bikes beautifully restored by past racer Mike Barry.

Hurl Stone
Hurl Stone
Standing Stone Chillingham Northumberland

A 4m standing stone, most likely a headless cross, maybe thrown there by giants or the devil.

Blue Crags Hillfort
Blue Crags Hillfort
Hillfort Swinburne Northumberland

A hillfort in Colwell near Swinburne with a large outcrop of whinstone on the north face.

New Heaton Trig Point
New Heaton Trig Point
Trig Point Ford And Etal Northumberland

The New Heaton trig point sits in a copse of trees (92m) near Ford And Etal.

Cramondhill Trig Point
Cramondhill Trig Point
Trig Point Ford And Etal Northumberland

The Cramondhill trig point sits in a field (79m) near Ford And Etal.

Romaldkirk Moor Trig Point
Romaldkirk Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham

The Romaldkirk Moor trig point sits on moorland (410m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Beaumont Hill Trig Point
Beaumont Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Darlington County Durham

The Beaumont Hill trig point sits on Tutin Hill (93m) near Darlington.

Reddings Hill Trig Point
Reddings Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Hartlepool County Durham

The Reddings Hill trig point sits in the corner of a field (147m) near Hurworth Burn Reservoir, Wingate, Hartlepool.

Holme House Farm Trig Point
Holme House Farm Trig Point
Trig Point Stockton on Tees North Yorkshire

This is the site where the trig point once stood for Holme House Farm behind Holme House Prison (13m) near Stockton on Tees.

Mayland Lea Farm Trig Point
Mayland Lea Farm Trig Point
Trig Point Bishop Auckland County Durham

This is the trig point for Mayland Lea Farm sitting by a wall in a field (305m) near Bishop Auckland.

Dry Rigg Trig Point
Dry Rigg Trig Point
Trig Point Rookhope County Durham

The Dry Rigg trig point sits on Redburn Common (561m) near Rookhope.

High House Trig Point
High House Trig Point
Trig Point Bishop Auckland County Durham

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

Crackpot Hall
Crackpot Hall
Building Richmond North Yorkshire

Crackpot hall is an abandoned farm close to the Beldi Hill Lead Mine near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales.

Great Hetha Hillfort
Great Hetha Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An Iron Age hillfort sitting on top of Great Hetha in the College Valley.

Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve
Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve
Landscape East Lothian Borders

The UK's first local nature reserve, established in 1952.

The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope, Fishburn
The Queen Elizabeth II Beacon of Hope, Fishburn
Art Sedgefield County Durham

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Religious Place Wetheral Cumbria

A 15th Century Gatehouse to Wetheral Priory, which is all that remains of the complex following the Dissolution of the Monastaries.

Wetheral Church
Wetheral Church
Religious Place Wetheral Cumbria

A 16th Century Church with links to the now demolished Wetheral Priory.

St Cuthbert's Corsenside
St Cuthbert's Corsenside
Religious Place Ridsdale Northumberland

The smallest place of sanctuary, rolling out of West Woodburn, between the road and the river, lies the church of St Cuthbert's, Corsenside.

Kirkoswald Castle
Kirkoswald Castle
Castle Penrith Cumbria

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

Stonecroft Engine House
Stonecroft Engine House
Machinery Hexham Northumberland

An 18th Century engine house near Settlingstones, built to contain a 70” Cornish Condensing Engine and the discovery place of the mega mineral Witherite

Innerwick Castle
Innerwick Castle
Castle Dunbar Borders

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

Jenny’s Lantern Folly
Jenny’s Lantern Folly
Folly Alnwick Northumberland

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

High Hartington Lime Kiln
High Hartington Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Morpeth Northumberland

A 19th century lime kiln near the Wannie Line.

Whitton Hill Trig Point
Whitton Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ford And Etal Northumberland

The Whitton Hill trig point is hidden in a copse of trees (74m) near Ford And Etal.

Law Plantation Trig Point
Law Plantation Trig Point
Trig Point Belford Northumberland

The Law Plantation trig point sits in woodland (177m) near Belford.

Etherley Lane Trig Point
Etherley Lane Trig Point
Trig Point Witton le Wear County Durham

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

Kilmond Scar Trig Point
Kilmond Scar Trig Point
Trig Point Barnard Castle County Durham

The Kilmond Scar trig point lies on its side in a quarry (311m) near Barnard Castle.

Maryside Hill Trig Point
Maryside Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ryton Tyne And Wear

The Maryside Hill trig point sits in a field next to a golf course (51m) near Ryton.

Bingley Five Rise Locks
Bingley Five Rise Locks
Machinery Bingley West Yorkshire

A set of five locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Eston Beacon
Eston Beacon
Tower Middlesbrough North Yorkshire

A stone monumnet standing on the Eston Hills that replaced a Napoleonic beacon.

Blackett Level
Blackett Level
Building Allendale Northumberland

A grade II drainage portal with a rustic tally house which was used to explore and drain ground in Allendale for mining.

Fishburn Mining Memorial
Fishburn Mining Memorial
Statue Sedgefield County Durham

A memorial to the mining past depicting a miner with a pickaxe, working in a narrow seam.

Christon Bank Lime Kilns
Christon Bank Lime Kilns
Lime Kiln Alnwick Northumberland

Impressive lime kilns hidden away in woodland near Christon Bank.

Isaac's Well
Isaac's Well
Fountain Allendale Northumberland

A well connected to a freshwater spring, developed by Allen Valley philanthropist Issac Holden to improve the quality of drinking water for the people of his community in Allendale.

St Bartholomew's Church, Croxdale
St Bartholomew's Church, Croxdale
Religious Place Croxdale County Durham

19th century church built by the Salvin family.

Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Water Tower Northallerton North Yorkshire

A Grade II listed Water Tower in Teesside built by Sir Hugh Bell in 1915 to supply water to Ingleby Arncliffe and Rounton villages which houses some unexpected things within.

Green Humbleton Hillfort
Green Humbleton Hillfort
Hillfort The Cheviots Northumberland

An old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.

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