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A dovecote or doocot as the Scots call it, next to Northfield house in East Lothian.

An octagonal summerhouse on Down Law in Ancrum near Jedburgh built by Robert Rutherford who was a Baron of the Russian Empire.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

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

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

A rock formation on Ilkley Moor thought to resemble a Cow and its Calf.

A bronze cast statue of the remarkable war-time bear who lived and travelled with Polish soldiers, and ended his days living in the Scottish Border town of Duns, before retiring to Edinburgh Zoo.

Public art of a brick boat which was created by locals and is also a lovely rockery.

A picturesque ruined Church that replaced St Andrew's Auld Kirk after it collapsed into the harbour.

A square towered dovecote, built in the 18th century of brick, with stepped cogged cornicing at the eaves and a pyramidal pan tiled roof.

Monument to Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway, built in 1875.

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

Sandstone crag, popular with climbers, on the hills near Edlingham with a hidden surprise.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

A set of crags on the north east face of Hedgehope Hill standing at 404m above sea level.

A ruined 15th century tower house near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

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

The Little Hen Hill trig point sits in a forest (344m) near Kielder.

The Collinsons Hill trig point sits on Bowes Moor (435m) near Barnard Castle

A water pump and stone trough, with nearby set of medieval stocks.

A beautiful old bridge build in 1717 that crosses the River Dulnain in the pretty highland village of Carrbridge.

The grave of celebrated Daleswoman Hannah Hauxwell.

A ruined 15th century castle that was once the seat of the Clan Campbell.

A small square enclosure, which was used to keep the village's escaped animals in during the 1800s and was managed by the Osmotherley Pinder.

A stunning little waterfall secluded on the Otterburn Ranges near Featherwood.

A wishing well in a water meadow near Wooler where bent pins were dropped for wishes.

A large cairn with a henge and underground chamber near Bathgate in Scotland.

A ruined house in the Scots Baronial style that is part of the Seacliff Estate.

Discover Hailes Castle in East Lothian, a 13th-century riverside fortress and former Hepburn stronghold linked to Mary, Queen of Scots.

St Andrew’s Old Church in Upleatham is a small historic church in North Yorkshire, known for its Norman architecture and quiet, rural setting.

An RSPB Nature Reserve in Dumfries and Galloway, comprising Ancient Woodland, Rivers, Moorland, Grassland and Scrub habitats.

The Glassonby Stone Circle, was the site of a 1900s excavation of remains of burnt bones, a Bronze Age collared urn and a mysterious blue faience bead.

Two boundary stones where the kings and queens of the Yetholm gypsies were crowned.

Impressive 10m high sculpture on the bank of Black Loch.

An RSPB reserve set on the River Cree Estuary forming a mosaic of salt marsh, mud flat, lake and reed beds.

A country house near Christon Bank and home to a past Prime Minister, and the longest serving Foreign Secretary.

A big cairn sitting on the end of Comb Fell.

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

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

A standstone semi-circular escarpment located above Catcleugh Reservoir near Byrness.

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

A large-scale mural bursting with energy, depicting Roker Lighthouse.

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

A steel sculpture in the shape of a giant pickaxe in Jarrow, created as a memorial to the town’s mining heritage and the communities who worked in the pits.

A Romano British stone, thought to be from the 2nd or 3rd century, only discovered in the 1970s when the river swelled and revealed his cheery disposition at Waters Meet near Acomb.

A Church near St Patrick's Chapel, with a number of Viking artefacts in its grounds and within the Church itself.

A 300m artwork celebrating the link between birds and literature.

A working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

Neidpath Tunnel is a disused 550-metre railway tunnel near Peebles, built in 1864 on the Caledonian Railway’s Symington to Peebles branch line.

A shelter by Softroom Architects on the shore of Kielder Water.

Beautiful mosaic of limestone pavement, grassland and ancient woodland.

16th century tower built for Alexander Hannay, and still owned by the family today.

A museum of the culture and artifacts of the town and surrounds.

A remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.

Mysterious large stone pillar remains situated high up in Edlingham Woods giving views across Northumberland.

A 16th century ruined tower house belonging to the Hume family, who were a powerful Border clan.

The Raven Hills trig point sits on Monks Moor (522m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

An ancient harbour that has been active since medieval times.

A 60 foot tall landmark maypole on the village green in Ovington, County Durham with an echo of a maypole sculpture in its shadow.

An ancient sea stack near Oban with links to Scottish folklore.

Ruined 16th century tower house near Longniddry in East Lothian, once home to the Douglas family and later used as a Catholic seminary.

A statue commemorating David Stirling, the founder of the SAS.

A Motte and Bailey Castle thought to date from the 11th century.

14th century rectory, home for the rector of the local church

Eight wooden sculptures inspired by Easter Island’s Moai heads in Scarborough.

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

Picturesque waterfall in the heart of Galloway Forest.

A ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.

Two rocky outcrops on the banks of Hedgehope Hill.

The Blackford Hill trig point sits on a hill (164m) near Edinburgh.

A lime kiln set in a lovely rolling Hobbiton area.

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

A hidden waterfall in a mysterious gorge carved with geological formations in the Finnich Glen.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

Sandstone tower built in 1904 used as a navigational aid until 1916

Ancient Viking Cross dated between 865 and 950 in the graveyard of St Wilfrid's Church.

A castellated folly on the edge of Kinnoull Hill above Perth.

A set of sandstone steps used by Monks to display and sell their fish.

A castle on the banks of Loch Doon in East Ayrshire thought to have been built by Robert the Bruce.

A beautiful ruinous abbey in Glenluce near Stranraer, that was the home of Cistercian monks for over 400 years.

A memorial dedicated to six covenanters killed for their beliefs.

The base of a medieval cross, sitting in an elevated position on the western edge of Dere Street on the Otterburn Ranges.

A Medieval wayside cross.

Guided tours of a rewilding project on the Hepple Estate with links to Hepple Gin.

A tower constructed in 1897 to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in Dallowgill, North Yorkshire.

The Great Shunner Fell Trig Point sits on Thwaite Common (716m) near Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales.

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

A magnificent stone structure resembling a royal crown to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

A series of waterfalls on the Buchan Burn in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park.

Small ruined castle in the grounds of the Glengarry Castle estate.

This is the trig point for Black Knowe (493m) near Kielder.

A bronze statue unveiled in 1995 in Ashington, commemorating Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn.

A delightful and well preserved tower house near Newton Stewart.

Late Medieval towerhouse near Arnside in the Lake District.

A pretty little chapel containing ancient stones near Stranraer. Some of the stones date back as far as 500AD.

A dementia friendly garden within Coronation Park in Cramlington.

The remains of one of the first artillery defence castles, overlooking the Firth of Fourth near Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Nine prehistoric caves containing Pictish carvings and Dovecots in East Wemyss, Kirkcaldy.

Bellshiel Law Long Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument near Rochester, Northumberland, measuring 109m in length and dating to around 3400–2400 BC.

The base and part of the shaft of an old wayside marker on the old Roman Stanegate Road.