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A field, church and wooden cross marking the Battle Of Heavenfield. A skirmish between Northumbrians and the Welsh in 634AD.

A number of shipwrecks visible in Amble harbour at low tide.

An old ruined windmill sitting in Armstrong Park.

A castle and stately home in the village of Bothal near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington.

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

A sandstone ruined house that is part of a collection of sculptures on the Riverside Sculpture Trail.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

A Grade II listed building in North Shields built in 1893-94 to provide accommodation for retired and needy seafarers and their wives.

Fountain commemorating Doctor James Trotter, local councillor known as 'Mr Bedlington' during Victorian times.

A memorial fountain dedicated to Richard Grainger, the builder famous for his partnership with architect John Dobson.

A folly based on Stonehenge with two large stone circles, an altar, sacrificial stone and a tomb area.

650 hectare site attracting thousands of birds every year.

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.

The private estate of the White Ridley family where the grounds are filled with wonderful statues, follies and temples.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

Two huge sculptures of 19th century surveyor's instruments standing on freaky feet!

A polished and lacquered aluminium shroud set in the nature reserve.

The trig point sitting in Night Fold Field in Alnmouth (48m).

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.

A ruined windmill sitting on the highest part of the Cleadon Hills.

The Killingworth trig point (0m) within Killingworth Village.

A statue to local heroine Dolly Peel, a smuggler, fighter against the pressgang and eventually nurse.

A ruined 13 century priory sitting in the grounds of Hulne Park in Alnwick.

Stepping stones crossing the river Wansbeck at Bothal.

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

A stone chair of carved gargoyles situated in Durham on the banks of the river Wear.

A 13th century church located in the grounds of Ford Castle, later restored by John Dobson.

Ruined chapel on west side of Church Hill.

A recently renovated pele tower situated in Creswell on the coast.

The trig point called Brunton Bridge Farm Trig Point on Brunton Lane (62m).

A 5.5 inch Howitzer Gun to celebrate Seaham's links to the Royal Artillery and coastal defence during WWII.

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

The trig point sitting on top of Helvellyn (950m).

One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.

A small saxon church built on the site of an old 8th century church near Edlingham Castle.

The home of Blyth Spartans - The most famous Non League football club!

An 18th century folly built by Sir Walter Blackett, in Rothley,

A Parish Church close to the centre of Rothbury, parts of which date back to the 1200s

The water tower from the original Sunderland and South Shields Water Company plant.

Lime kilns located at Seaham harbour, restored in 2005.

Artwork of a steel tree that stands at the location of an actual riverside crane.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

A blue stone that has links to the Saxons, the black death, vaccinations and strongman feats!

An old gun battery from the 19th century and reused in WW2.

Metal signs warning to Keep Out! Part of the Cramlington art trail.

Former St Mary le-Bow Church, hosting displays on Durham history.

Small Camera Obscura on the edge of Kielder Reservoir.

A spacecraft-like old concrete water tower, standing in the fields near Amble.

One thousand acres of historic park and woodland set against the backdrop of Lambton Castle.

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

A juxaposed scene, with chaldron wheels, industrial remains, and an old jetty against a backdrop of organic appeal.

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

Water Mill on the edge of Blaydon, originally built in 1730.

A ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle.

This is the trig point for Penshaw Hill (136m) near Sunderland.

Lighthouse built in 1826, where Grace Darling spotted the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

The remaining gatehouse from Alnwick Abbey, built in the 12th century.

A tiny ruined castle just inland from Seaton Sluice.

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

The ruins of an old lead and fluorspar mine in the Pennines with the headframe and some buildings still visible.

A preacher's cross erected by monks from Lindisfarne.

Statues of the Ironmaster and Coal Miner made from obselete components representing the legacy of the local steelworks.

A small suspension footbridge crossing the river Wansbeck.

A grade II listed, 18th century gothic folly, built for the Wallington Hall estate.

Ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian abbey in the hamlet of Easby.

The trig point sitting on top of Garleigh Moor (268m).

Sculpture depicting the skyline of the old Vane Tempest colliery in Seaham.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

A striking piece of post-war public art by renowned sculptor Geoffrey Clarke.

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

A 12th-century castle in Northumberland on the bank of the River Tipalt rich in history and treasure!

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

The wreck of concrete tug 'Cretehawser' which sits on the banks of the River Wear.

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

This is the trig point for Brenkley Hill (83m) near Cramlington.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

A tower which is all that remains of the Greyfriars Franciscan Friary in the centre of Richmond.

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

Stunning 284 acre country park with woodlands, wetlands and lowland heath.

An amazing landscape on Skye caused by an ancient landslide.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

A puppet of the Iron Man that was used in the musical of the same name by The Who guitarist Pete Townshend.

A sculpture called Old King Coal celebrating the area's proud coal mining history.

Ros Castle is the highest of the Chillingham Hills, with a height of 315m.

Bronze statue close to the River Tyne, depicting the history of South Shields.

A neo-gothic 1800s castle with lovely lakeside grounds for a wander.

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

The building used to house the rocket apparatus for saving crews from stranded ships near Blyth harbour.