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

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 memorial dedicated to six covenanters killed for their beliefs.

A Medieval wayside cross.

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

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

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

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

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

The site of a Roman Fort, once the largest north of Hadrian's Wall.

A large landscape sculpture at Coldstones Quarry.

A partially ruined 14th-century fortress, originally built by the Sinclair family and modified over several centuries.

A castellated lodge built for the Wellington Pit in Whitehaven, now serving as a Coastguard base and one of the few remaining surface buildings from the colliery.

The Candlestick Chimney is a tall brick chimney built in the 1840s as part of Wellington Colliery’s ventilation system, now a landmark that recalls the town’s coal mining heritage.

Beautiful Victorian church built in 1862, with remains of a 16th century pele tower in the grounds.

A series of rounded sandstones deep in the Irthing Gorge made famous by the marriage proposal of Sir Walter Scott to his lady.

The Sir Walter Scott mural in Galashiels is a large street‑art portrait on Bank Close, installed in 2022 to celebrate the writer’s local ties.

The remains of a 18th century salt pans set on the coastal path near St Monans.

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

Nenthead in minature. A model village designed and handmade by retired miner Lowson Robinson, nestled in the North Peninnes in Cumbria.

Remains of a Late Neolithic stone circle on Burley Moor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A bronze sculpture overlooking the sea at St. Abbs, commemorating the lives of the fishermen lost in The Black Friday disaster of October 1881.

A ruinous 13th century Priory, that is on the Lake of Menteith and is only accessible by boat.

A parish war memorial at Kirknewton with a stepped base and stone cross, commemorating those who fell in the World Wars.

A playful cast iron greyhound sculpture by Irene Brown symbolising movement and shared progress.

A sculpture in Galashiels keeping alive the story of Robert Colter, local weaver and confectioner who brought boiled sweets and songs to the local children of the town.

Ruined 16th-century tower house in the Scottish Borders near St. Mary's Loch, offering dramatic views and a glimpse into turbulent Border Reiver history.

A ruined Norman fortress built in the 12th century, with remains including the keep and gatehouse overlooking the River Ehen.

A beautiful loch that reflects the cairngorm mountains and offers a brilliant walks around it's banks.

A castle built on an island in the middle of Loch an Eilein.

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

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

A 1930's built outdoor tidal swimming pool, on the coastal path at St Monans.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

A little stone circle sitting at the bottom of Dunmoor next to Cunyan Crags.

Twice life size Corten steel Fisherman by Ray Lonsdale.

A statue of Jean Armour, the wife of Robert Burns located between their old house and their mausoleum.

The second oldest lighthouse in Scotland with excellent views over the Solway Firth.

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

An impressive 15th century ruinous castle, located in a fantastic position on the foothills of the Ochils near Dollar.

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

A sculpture sitting on the gable end of a house in Selkirk commemorating the history and heritage of the shoemaking industry in this small Scottish town.

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).

A famous sandstone sea stack 60m in height near the Stoer Lighthouse off the north west coast of Assynt.

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

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

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

A slight but powerful bronze sculpture hugging the harbour wall in Burnmouth commemorating the fishermen who lost their lives in the 1881 Black Friday Fishing Disaster.

A sculpture commemorating the widows and children left behind in Eyemouth after Britain’s worst fishing disaster, on 14th October 1881.

Whitby High Lighthouse and its historic fog horn stand on the cliffs at Ling Hill, where they helped guide ships safely along the Yorkshire coast.

120 acre estate featuring over 30 sculptures by well known artists such as Andy Goldsworthy.

An unusual fountain on the site of the old Corn Mill in Galashiels.

The famous castle built on an island in the middle of Loch Leven, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.

A colourful mural depicting textile workers in Galashiels.

Striking remnants of 19th century ironstone mining, with unique ridged landscapes and fascinating industrial history.

A 15th century ruinous castle that sits on top of the cliffs near St Monans overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Memorial to Eleanor “Nellie” Heron, a Northumberland hill woman who died in a snowstorm in 1863 while crossing Alnham Moor, marked by a lone stone on Salters Road.

This garden is one of the initiatives set up to revitalise the town of Stranraer after losing its ferry port.

A collection of bronze and brass sculptures, abstract shapes, spitting out their edges over the sea at Prestonpans.

Ruins of a church standing at the former headquarters of the Knights Templar in Scotland.

A fountain and statue in the village of Falkland, dedicated to Onesiphorus Tyndall-Bruce, who married Margaret Bruce, heiress to the Falkland Estate.

A natural well that became a spa on Ilkley Moor.

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

A sculpture dedicated to the Dalry Covenanter's in St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries & Galloway.

Kennedy's Cairn is a giant stone and cement cairn that sits near the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse near Stranraer.

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

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

A great set of waterfalls on the Black Water River next to Silverbridge just north of Garve near Dingwall in Scotland.

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

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

An astronomical and Meteorological recording facility in a historic copper domed building.

A Victorian, Gothic revival wayside drinking fountain in the Scottish Borders, erected by Lady Marjoribanks of Ladykirk to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887.

The Light is a museum in Durham sharing the history of the Durham Light Infantry through soldiers’ personal stories, historic objects and interactive displays.

A well-preserved 19th-century lime kiln in Nidderdale, featuring a distinctive furnace, flue, and chimney.

An Anglo-Saxon farm, village and The Venerable Bede Museum.

A well or Pant dating to 1846 in the village of Doddington.

A 29 arch viaduct which carries trains between Inverness and Perth, and is the longest railway viaduct in Scotland.

The ruins of an ancient church near Kirkbank, that have been converted into a burial enclosure.

A monument that sits in woodland on Torr Alvie, commemorating the Duke of Gordon who died in 1836.

A beehive doocot that sits on the cliff top, 100m east of Newark Castle near St Monans.

Corbar Cross is a landmark cross on Corbar Hill overlooking Buxton, originally erected in 1950 to mark the Holy Year and later replaced after damage and vandalism.