Find Places To Visit In The North

The Hill of Tarvit trig point is sits on a hill next to the Mansion House and Gardens (211m) near Craigrothie.

The Skid Hill trig point sits on the edge of a quarry (186m) near Haddington.

The Norman's Law Trig Point sits on an old hill fort (285m) near Luthrie.

The Ballencrieff Hill trig point sits in a field (312m) near Bathgate.

The Glas Moal trig point sits opposite the Cairnwell (1068m) near Braemar.

The highest crag in Northumberland sitting on Mid Hill on the Cheviot Summit.

A relic of our industrial past which housed a huge pump engine that sucked water from the Jack Tar Pit, in Scremerston, near Berwick.

A sculpture by Antony Gormley.

An early 19th-century watch-house in Eckford churchyard, built to protect newly buried bodies from grave robbers and resurrectionists.

A beautiful walled garden, made up of many horticultural rooms, and home to the National collection of Gallica Roses in the Borders.

Found at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, this memorial honours a test pilot known for his serial breaking of world records.

An obelisk that marks the location of the last public hanging in Atholl, near Blair Castle.

A heavily ruined 16th century tower house, built for the Earl of Morton.

A fabulous folly that can be found in the woodlands of Blair Castle, with great views over the castle and surrounding countryside.

Possibly the oldest packhorse bridge in Scotland, which lost its third arch during the Muckle Spate of 1829.

A ruinous 16th century kirk, that sits on the edge of ancient woodland on the grounds of Blair Castle.

An eight arch viaduct which carries a single railway track between Inverness and Aviemore.

The scant remains of a 13th century castle, located on a hill above Rothes.

An excellent ruinous tower house that was built by the Wolf of Badenoch in the 14th century.

A 16th century fortified tower house in beautiful Speyside near the Glenlivet Distillery.

The Annanhead Hill trig point sits above the Devil's Beef Tub (478m) near Moffat.

A water fountain celebrating the achievements of the engineer James M Gale, who brought a supply fresh water to Glasgow.

A large cairn shelter overlooking the Cairngorms, hidden in the woodlands on Torr Alvie.

A large and well preserved Iron Age Broch near Clachtoll Beach in Assynt.

A curious cave with links back to the Mesolithic period on the shores of Loch Caolisport.

A 16th century beehive shaped doocot, that still has a few resident pigeons.

A historical stone containing a Pictish carving dating back to the the 7th century.

The Ben Donich trig point is in the Arrochar Alps (847m) near Lochgilphead.

The Ben Cleuch trig point sits on the Ochil Hills (721m) near Tillicoultry.

The largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute.

The scant remains of what was a 12th century Motte & Bailey castle overlooking the Carron Valley Reservoir which belonged to the nobleman John de Graham.

The Morrone trig point sits on a hill (859m) above Braemar.

A large memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Culblean near Ballater.

The Bengairn Trig Point sits on a hill (391m) near Dalbeattie with impressive coastal views.

A huge Bronze Age cairn measuring over 4m high and 32m long, near Corriedoo, Dumfries & Galloway.

A small but significant Methodist Chapel outside Allendale, set up by John Wesley. Surrounded by the industrial heritage of the lead and smelt mines and those who lived and worked there, it is the oldest surviving Methodist Chapel in the world.

A big, bold bronze sculpture commemorating the epic career of one of the Northeast Lionesses, Jill Scott.

Thirlstane Arch is a natural sea arch on Powillimount Beach which is popular with rock climbers.

A memorial in the woodlands next to Loch Morlich, which commemorates the silver jubilee of King George V.

A fabulous bridge that replaced a two arched bridge built by George Wade as part of the military road.

A small picturesque loch, which contains the remains of a crannog and is surrounded by ancient woodland.

A fine example of an old packhorse bridge, built over the Burn of Aberlour.

The remains of an Iron Age broch, that sits on the south east shore of Loch Alsh, near Letterfearn.

A memorial stone celebrating John Frederick Batesman's engineering achievements in bringing clean water to the area.

The Cairnoch Hill trig point is sits above the Carron Valley Reservoir (413m) near Kilsyth.

The Stronend trig point sits on Fintry Hills (511m) near Fintry.

The Carleatheran trig point is sits on the Gargunnock Hills (485m) near Kippen.

An impressive waterfall with a 20m drop also knows as Inverkirkaig Falls in Assynt.

The Cnoc Ceislein trig point sits on a hill to the north west of the Fyrish Monument (523m) near Dingwall.

The Craiglee trig point sits above Loch Doon (523m) near Craigmalloch.

A set of three cairns north of Carlcroft Hill called the Gimmermoor Cairns, although I could only find two.

A retro style shop front hiding a mass of marvellous makes, cakes and bakes all made by artist Kerry Samantha Boyes. If you sink your teeth into them, you'd lose them, as everything on show is fake!

A wonderful 13th/14th century ruined hall-house that had it's own chapel, located near Nairn.

A memorial stone hidden in woodland near the River Dulnain, in honour of Iain Beag Macandra a renowned local archer.

The Meall nan Each trig point sits on the Ardnamurchan peninsula (490m) next to Ben Laga (512m).

The Menteith Hill trig point is sits above the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (400m) near Aberfoyle.

The Meikle Bin trig point is sits on the Campsie Fells (570m) near Kilsyth.

The Earls Seat trig point is sitting on Campsie Fells (578m) near Strathblane.

A fantastic waterfall on the Burn of Aberlour, within the woodland of Charlestown of Aberlour.

A hidden lime kiln on the banks of the Corriemulzie Burn near Braemar.

A fascinating geological hole in the rock set in the falls of the Linn of Quoich.

The Ord Ban trig point sits on a rocky outcrop (428m) near Aviemore.

The Mulloch Hill trig point sits on a hill above St John's Town of Dalry (170m) near New Galloway.