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

The new Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

A Grade II* listed Church, dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle, in Stanhope.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

A radome housing an RAF radar at Brizlee Wood sitting on top of Alnwick Moor.

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

A Tudor arch bridge built in 1511 which was the largest single span bridge anywhere in Britain at its time.

A ruined medieval castle standing on the bend of the River Till.

The trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).

This is the trig point for Hips Heugh (58m) near Craster.

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

Nature Reserve with SSSI status in Blaydon.

A red sandstone statue of William Wallace overlooking the River Tweed Valley near Melrose.

The trig point sitting on top of Gains Law in The Cheviots (319m).

This is the trig point for Limestone Bank (251m) near Simonburn.

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

A 2,000 year old hillfort located on Lordenshaw Hill on the outskirts of Rothbury at the foot of the Simonside Hills.

Statue to Jack English or Lang Jack, a famed resident of Whickham who stood 6 feet 4 inches and was renowned for his strength... and bad temper!

Disused steel furnace and woodland walk, managed by English Heritage.

Probably the finest pele tower in Northumberland with magnificent views and beautiful gardens.

An elaborate Gothic style tower based in Hulne Park.

This is the trig point for Sewingshields Crags (326m) near Haydon Bridge.

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

Remains of a Roman Bridge that carried Dere Street over the River Tees.

Remains of a pumping station built by Robert Stephenson in 1844.

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

A cave in a crater up on the moorland between Eglingham and Ros Castle.

A nature reserve set within Gosforth Park where you can see birds, otters, deer and much more.

25 bronze lion sculptures by artists Gillie and Marc, temporarily on display in Exhibition Park.

A small square reservoir just off the coast of Blyth.

Spectacular crags in beautiful countryside, with a castle on top!

The trig point sitting on top of Target Plantation (250m) above Rothbury.

The Sunderland Codex sculpture outside the University of Sunderland vividly depicts the Codex Amiatinus, the world's oldest single-volume Latin Bible.

Once a public loo, now a tiny holiday home in the heart of Berwick.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

Totem poles have stood in the village of Stonehaugh since 1971 and these three are the latest carvings.

Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.

Small museum showcasing the history of coal mining in the region.

A beautiful house and gardens for the friars of The Society of St Francis in the North East.

The trig point sitting on top of Bavington Crags In Great Bavington (248m).

A small Cathedral but perfectly (almost) formed with a celestial ceiling.

Built in 1674 from white chalk by Sir John Clayton and George Blake.

Ruined castle dating to the 12th century, said to be founded by Uther Pendragon.

A beautiful tower sitting atop the crag of Lady Hill near Kelso.

This is the trig point for Long Crag (320m) in Thrunton Wood near Rothbury.

Over six hundred years of stones crossing the Coquet, connecting the route of the old corn road from Hexham to Alnmouth.

The jaw bone of a Right Whale forming an arch, framing the harbour of Seahouses and beyond to the Farnes, with a fishy past!

An RSPB reserve comprising chalk cliffs and grassland, home to one of the UK's largest seabird colonies.

52 acre park near Houghton-le-Spring with a sculpture trail and plenty of wildlife.

A jewel of a Welfare Park in Horden.

A circular labyrinth made out of a selection of stones in memory of a dog.

A Brutalist public work of art in Peterlee, designed by British Artist and Architect, Victor Pasmore.

Site of the battle of Newburn Ford and Ryton Willows Local Nature Reserve

A lovely waterfall nestled in a hidden and secluded valley.

Quite simply the biggest free standing boulder in Northumberland!

This is the trig point for Hexham Racecourse (233m) near Hexham.

Discover history on Hartlepool's maritime history with some unusual and macabre pieces.

A tree trail around Rothbury town centre and riverside showing you all the different types of trees and their history.

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A Victorian public park in Walker, Newcastle with links to Robert Burns and its own population of Ring Necked Parakeets.

A ruined bastle and cottage located in a remote area of Bellingham.

A 600 year old ruined Pele Tower used as a stronghold against invading scots.

A ruined three storey tower house now mostly covered by trees.

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

The trig point sitting on top of Barcombe on Thorgrafton Common (280m).

The trig point sitting on top of Old Fawdon Hill in Ingram Valley (315m).

A former gentleman’s Georgian residence and now a museum in a park nestled along the river Tees.

A former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.

A series of 12 gardens set in 3 acres of land in rural Gateshead.

Two chimneys that were part of the Allen Lead Smelt Mill flue system.

A big water tower in Tranwell, part of RAF Morpeth.

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

This is the trig point for Manside Cross (325m) near Elsdon.

This is the trig point for Greensheen Hill (206m) near Belford.

This is the trig point for Barley Hill (305m) near Blanchland.

A monument in Glenfinnan to remember the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

A ladle train that would transfer hot metal within the Consett Steelworks.

A mural of miners on the side of The Volunteer Pub in the St Johns area of Seaham.

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

Folly in the heart of Richmond, now a beautiful holiday let.

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

An 11th century Saxon cross head that marks the focus for the start of the annual Goose Fair in Ovingham.

A huge conical hill in North Berwick jutting out of the ground with spectacular views over East Lothian.

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.

A flat castle-like observatory on Ratcheugh Crag overlooking Alnwick.

A medieval pele tower first recorded in 1415.

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

A Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1796 to store ice for the fishing industry.

A medieval first-floor style Manor House set in the beautiful Derwent Walk Country Park.

The remains of a 19th century engine house, later transformed into flats and known as 'Shildon Castle'.

An atmospheric Anglican church and mausoleum abandoned in the 1970s.