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

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.

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 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 Black Knowe (493m) near Kielder.

Wooden cabin on the shore of Kielder Water, built as a companion to Freya’s Cabin and inspired by the Norse love story between Freya and Robin.

Large heritage mural in Horden, County Durham, by Durham Spray Paints, depicting a miner holding a safety lamp to mark 125 years of mining in the village.

A playful sculpture showing the balancing act of settling a dispute.

A human home owned by a sculptor who has carved avian abodes in stone for the sparrows sharing his home on Pier Road in Berwick.

An octagonal Victorian folly built in 1835 for George Head Head of Rickerby Hall, possibly used as a dovecote.

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

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

A lightweight set of faux stone statues of a knight and handmaiden in The Baa pub beer garden.

A sandstone cave that is accessible from one of the narrow streets of Pittenweem, linked to both smugglers and St Fillan, a 7th century missionary.

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles, built in the 1220s.

Collection of four sculptures on Durham University’s South Road campus, each celebrating history, science, and art.

Remains of a Late Neolithic stone circle on Burley Moor.

A discreet sandstone monolith in South Gosforth that notes the line of the Ninety Fathom Dyke and the distance from the Gosforth Colliery Shaft.

A delightful and well preserved tower house near Newton Stewart.

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

The remains of a 16th century tower house that sits in the garden of a cafe in Earlston.

A folly overlooking the beautiful Black Linn Falls set in the woodlands of The Hermitage near Dunkeld.

A large barracks that was built by the the British Government in 1719 on the site of a medieval castle.

A beautifully positioned ruinous sandstone castle, overlooking the Firth of Fourth in East Wemyss, near Kirkaldy in Scotland.

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.

Saltcoats Castle is a ruinous courtyard castle near Gullane in East Lothian.

An old measuring device in the heart of the village of Stenton.

An iron age hillfort on top of Sinkside Hill in the north west of the Cheviots.

A ruined castle built in the early 1300s by the influential Hepburn family.

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.

This is the trig point for Glendhu Hill (514m) near Kielder.

Moss Force is a scenic waterfall on Newlands Pass in the Lake District, near Buttermere, with cascades dropping in stages down the slopes of Robinson Fell.

A folly that sits on the headland at Elie with stunning views over the Firth of Forth.

A 6 metre Victorian folly built in 1896 on a Bronze Age barrow, replacing an earlier tower by Solomon Mycock and offering panoramic views of Buxton and the Peak District.

Small woodland waterfall and cascades near Stonehaugh in Northumberland, formed on the Warks Burn.

Statue in a storming pose of an extremely brave WWII soldier.

A mysterious cave hidden deep in the woodlands of The Hermitage near Dunkeld.

A beautiful garden that brings to life parables from the Bible, in the heart of Elgin, next to the Cathedral.

A small lighthouse that sits on the end of the west pier at Anstruther Harbour.

Ruins of a late 18th century chapel close to the River Tweed

A late medieval dovecote, just hiding off the A1 near Belford, first documented in 1626, which is grade II and on the National Heritage List for England.

A memorial dedicated to the local fisher folk of Pittenweem, that lost their lives at sea.

A gritstone escarpment in the Peak District popular with climbers, known for its steady winds and wide views across the Cheshire Plain.

Historic 1601 tower‑house ruin near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Built by George Pringle, now a scheduled monument above the Gala Water.

The Bowstones are Anglo Saxon cross shafts dating to the 9th or 10th century, located on the outskirts Lyme Park’s ridge with links to Robin Hood.

A fine example of a ruinous tower house near Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway.

A hidden away well to the west of Branxton Village, inscribed with a quotation from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion', about a knight mortally wounded at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 who drinks from the spring.

On the headland at Skateraw stands a cairn topped by a cross, a memorial to the boys of St Giles' (later Cannongate Boys Club).

Ardvreck Castle, a ruined fortress from the 1490s, stands on the shore of Loch Assynt, framed by rugged hills and steeped in Highland history.

One of the best examples of an unaltered Quaker Meeting House in the North East, nestled in a sparsely populated pocket of land south of Hadrian's Wall.

A cave where Robert the Bruce is said to have hidden and may have met a spider.

Tower set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside, part of an old parish church.

A hidden away old marker stone in the wilds of Coquetdale delineating the boundary between Harbottle and Hepple.

This is the trig point for Whitelyne Common (519m) near Kielder.

A poignant statue of WWII POW Len ‘Guitar’ Gibson by Ray Lonsdale.

A paradisal place of worship dating to the Victorian age.

A 17th Century Manor House with roots dating back to the 7th Century.

Stone cairn near Carr Edge in Northumberland, built in 1927 to commemorate Baden-Powell’s 1908 visit for the first official Scout camp.

Fields as far as the eye can see of firework bright Dahlia and Chrysanthemums which burst into bloom every autumn, close to Hadrian's Wall.

Prehistoric carved rock dating back to the Neolithic period, almost 5,000 years ago.

A Market Hall, dating from the 17th century and Market Cross thought to date from the 13th century in the centre of Bingley.

Memorial and artwork unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the contribution of RAF Carnaby during World War II.

A 16th century wellhead with conical roof, and 14th century finial borrowed from the Old Parish Church.

A chunky crag sitting on West Hill on the Cheviot summit in the Northumberland National Park.

The Stow Old Bridge is a packhorse bridge consisting of three narrow arches over the Gala Water, built around 1654–55 to allow packhorses (and worshippers) to cross safely to the old kirk.

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

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

An outstanding waterfall, where the River Dee is forced through narrow rock channels.

A 15 meter high uniquely shaped natural sea arch near Portknockie.

A ruinous castle built on a mound that was occupied from the Middle Ages, near New Galloway. Parts of the 17th century castle still remain in the existing structure.

Corsbie Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house near Gordon in the Scottish Borders, built by the Cranstoun family and surrounded by earthwork defences.what

Not one, but two stone circles a short walk from each other next to the River Esk.

Kisdon is a hill with a large cairn (499m) near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

The Rubers Law trig point sits on a hill in Denholm (424m) near Hawick.

The Kinnoull Hill trig point sits on Kinnoull Hill (222m) above Perth.

A tumble down 16th century pele tower in the Borders, built with the biggest cyclopean stones, and only sheep for neighbours.

The Braid Hills trig point sits on a golf course (208m) near Edinburgh.

An 18th century windmill that was used to pump sea water into the neighbouring salt pans.

Sweetheart Wings near Ashington is a curious riverside artwork on the Wansbeck Estuary Art Trail featuring three large boulders that once held metal aircraft sculptures including a Spitfire and Wellington.

A unique postmodern architecture and a memorial to a firefighter who died in the line of duty.

An unmanned flock of aluminium sheep on the green, in the happy village of Sadberge in Darlington.

An early 12th century Motte & Bailey Castle in a beautiful spot near Elgin.