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Fast Castle
Fast Castle
Castle Eyemouth Borders

The ruins of a castle fought over by the Scots and English on a small outcrop near St Abbs.

Hume Castle
Hume Castle
Castle Kelso Borders

A heavily modified ruin of an early 13th century castle held by the powerful Hume family.

Kirkley Obelisk
Kirkley Obelisk
Obelisk Ponteland Northumberland

An obelisk marking the centenary of the Glorious Revolution by William the Orange.

Nelson's Obelisk
Nelson's Obelisk
Obelisk Swarland Northumberland

Also known as Davison’s Obelisk, this monument is a memorial to Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Fisherman Door Art
Fisherman Door Art
Art Blyth Northumberland

Fisherman and his dog daubed on the back of a wall at Blyth Harbour.

Robbie Dale Mural
Robbie Dale Mural
Art Blyth Northumberland

A mural of the Blyth Spartans legend - Robbie Dale

Jubilee Stone On Shaftoe Crags
Jubilee Stone On Shaftoe Crags
Standing Stone Bolam Northumberland

A tall stone marking Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

Hart Law Trig Point
Hart Law Trig Point
Trig Point Alnham Northumberland

This is the trig point sitting on Hart Law (341m) near Alnham.

High Moorsley Trig Point
High Moorsley Trig Point
Trig Point Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

The High Moorsley trig point is sitting in a field (163m) in Houghton-le-Spring.

Richmond Racecourse
Richmond Racecourse
Sport Richmond North Yorkshire

A former horse racing track on the outskirts of Richmond that contains what is left of the oldest, surviving, stone built, public grandstand in the world.

Church of St Aidan's Thockrington
Church of St Aidan's Thockrington
Religious Place Swinburne Northumberland

An ancient Northumbrian Church, one of the oldest in the Country, dating back to the 11th Century that stands on a hill with amazing views in all directions.

Wannie Line
Wannie Line
Landscape Morpeth Northumberland

The route of the former Wansbeck or "Wannie Line" railway line that ran from Morpeth to Reedsmouth and Rothbury.

Dalden Tower
Dalden Tower
Tower Seaham County Durham

A ruined manor home complex with a tower in Seaham.

Low Alwinton Lime Kiln
Low Alwinton Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Alwinton Northumberland

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

Crammel Linn Waterfall
Crammel Linn Waterfall
Waterfall Gilsland Northumberland

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

Hungry Law Trig Point
Hungry Law Trig Point
Trig Point Byrness Northumberland

The trig point sitting on Hungry Law (501m).

Watsons Pike Trig Point
Watsons Pike Trig Point
Trig Point Allendale Northumberland

This is the trig point for Watsons Pike (447m) near Allendale.

Linbrig Trig Point
Linbrig Trig Point
Trig Point Alwinton Northumberland

This is the trig point for Linbrig (390m) near Alwinton.

Five Lane Ends Trig Point
Five Lane Ends Trig Point
Trig Point Swinburne Northumberland

This is the trig point for Five Lane Ends (161m) near Swinburne.

Wigtown
Wigtown
Landmark Newton Stewart Scotland

Scotland's National Book Town in Dumfries and Galloway.

Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Lindisfarne Gospel Garden
Garden Holy Island Northumberland

Garden inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels, opened in 2004.

Bitts Park
Bitts Park
Landscape Carlisle Cumbria

Victorian Park alongside the River Eden with contemporary and traditional artwork, statues, and musical instruments.

Paddy's Hole
Paddy's Hole
Landscape Redcar North Yorkshire

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

Charm Bracelet
Charm Bracelet
Art Saltburn North Yorkshire

Steel artwork by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way walking trail.

Mealt Waterfall And Kilt Rock
Mealt Waterfall And Kilt Rock
Waterfall Skye Scotland

A 60m waterfall cascading into the sea next to a 90m basalt cliff resembling a kilt.

Boxing Gloves
Boxing Gloves
Art Peterlee County Durham

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.

Harry Clasper's Grave
Harry Clasper's Grave
Statue Whickham Tyne And Wear

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

Little Tern Sculpture
Little Tern Sculpture
Art Horden County Durham

Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.

Matfen Standing Stone
Matfen Standing Stone
Standing Stone Matfen Northumberland

A prehistoric standing stone with cup markings.

Nine Year Aud Hole
Nine Year Aud Hole
Cave Alnwick Northumberland

A cave in Hulne Park guarded by a statue of a hermit.

St Leonard's Hospital Chapel
St Leonard's Hospital Chapel
Religious Place Alnwick Northumberland

The ruined chapel of an old hospital located in Denwick near to Alnwick Castle.

Hillhead Trig Point
Hillhead Trig Point
Trig Point Shilbottle Northumberland

This is the trig point for Hillhead (171m) near Shilbottle.

Ealingham Rigg Trig Point
Ealingham Rigg Trig Point
Trig Point Bellingham Northumberland

This is the trig point for Ealingham Rigg (241m) near Bellingham.

Dilston Trig Point
Dilston Trig Point
Trig Point Corbridge Northumberland

This is the trig point for Dilston (187m) near Corbridge.

Charlaw Moor Trig Point
Charlaw Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Durham County Durham

The Charlaw Moor trig point is Sacriston (232m) near Durham.

Rochester War Memorial
Rochester War Memorial
Military Rochester Northumberland

War Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland

Ryton Pinfolds
Ryton Pinfolds
Building Ryton Tyne And Wear

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

Whittle Mill
Whittle Mill
Building Ovingham Northumberland

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

Sikehead Mine Chimneys
Sikehead Mine Chimneys
Chimney Blanchland Northumberland

Two chimneys remaining from the Sikehead mine set on Ramshaw Moors

Belford Castle
Belford Castle
Castle Belford Northumberland

A castellated farmhouse sitting on the foundations of a 15th century motte and baily castle.

St Andrew's Church Bolam
St Andrew's Church Bolam
Religious Place Bolam Northumberland

A beautiful Saxon church nestling in the rolling countryside that was once bombed by the Germans.

Blackdown Trig Point
Blackdown Trig Point
Trig Point Kirkwhelpington Northumberland

The Blackdown trig point (310m) located on the Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington.

Wreighill Pike Trig Point
Wreighill Pike Trig Point
Trig Point Rothbury Northumberland

The Wreighill Pike trig point sits in a field just north of Hepple (219m) near Rothbury.

Coldtown Beacon Trig Point
Coldtown Beacon Trig Point
Trig Point Otterburn Ranges Northumberland

This is the trig point for Coldtown Beacon (366m) near Bellingham.

Bulbeck Common Trig Point
Bulbeck Common Trig Point
Trig Point Blanchland Northumberland

This is the trig point for Bulbeck Common (427m) near Blanchland.

Winston Bridge Spitfire
Winston Bridge Spitfire
Bridge Barnard Castle County Durham

A bridge spanning the River Tees where Ray Hanna flew his Spitfire under.

Harthope Linn
Harthope Linn
Waterfall The Cheviots Northumberland

A secluded waterfall and plunge pool in the Harthope Valley next to The Cheviot.

Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo
Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo
Machinery Rothbury Northumberland

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

Branton Lakes Nature Reserve
Branton Lakes Nature Reserve
Landscape Ingram Valley Northumberland

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

St Mungo's Well
St Mungo's Well
Fountain Harbottle Northumberland

A stone pant in Holystone Village named after St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle
Castle Hexham Northumberland

A 17th-century Jacobean mansion disguided as a castle just north of Hexham.

Temple Of The Muses
Temple Of The Muses
Statue Melrose Borders

A temple containing four bronze statues depicting the "Four Seasons" dedicated to poet James Thomson.

Whitehill Trig Point
Whitehill Trig Point
Trig Point Kirkwhelpington Northumberland

This is the trig point for Whitehill (247m) near Kirkwhelpington.

Helm Trig Point
Helm Trig Point
Trig Point Eshott Northumberland

This is the trig point for Helm (107m) near Eshott.

Heddon Hill Trig Point
Heddon Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Ingram Northumberland

This is the trig point for Heddon Hill (278m) near Ingram.

Dod Law Trig Point
Dod Law Trig Point
Trig Point Doddington Northumberland

This is the trig point for Dod Law (200m) near Doddington.

St Wilfrid's Gateway
St Wilfrid's Gateway
Building Hexham Northumberland

The remains of a gatehouse that lead to an Augustinian Priory Church.

Dukesfield Arches
Dukesfield Arches
Building Hexham Northumberland

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

Shilbottle Lime Kiln
Shilbottle Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Alnwick Northumberland

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

Tees Cottage Pumping Station
Tees Cottage Pumping Station
Machinery Darlington County Durham

A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.

Hepburn Bastle
Hepburn Bastle
Bastle Chillingham Northumberland

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

Cheeseburn Grange
Cheeseburn Grange
Art Ponteland Northumberland

A sculpture park and art exhibition space set within the grounds of Cheeseburn Grange, near Ponteland.

Wark Castle
Wark Castle
Castle Wark On Tweed Northumberland

A ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

Ridlees Cairn Trig Point
Ridlees Cairn Trig Point
Trig Point Rochester Northumberland

The Ridlees Cairn trig point sits on the Otterburn Ranges (412m) near Rochester.

Moot Law Trig Point
Moot Law Trig Point
Trig Point Swinburne Northumberland

This is the trig point for Moot Law (258m) near Swinburne.

Collier Law Trig Point
Collier Law Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Collier Law trig point sits on Wolsingham Park Moor (517m) near Stanhope.

Long Meg And Her Daughters
Long Meg And Her Daughters
Standing Stone Penrith Cumbria

Long Meg and Her Daughters are a series of curious Neolithic standing stones forming a circle on a hillside in the western foothills of the Pennines.

Church of St Agatha
Church of St Agatha
Religious Place Richmond North Yorkshire

A church in Richmond with built elements dating from the 12th century.

Haggerston Dovecote
Haggerston Dovecote
Dovecote Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Possibly an old windmill converted into a dovecote which is lined inside with brick nesting boxes

Berwick Law Trig Point
Berwick Law Trig Point
Trig Point East Lothian Borders

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

High Moorsley Weather Radar Station
High Moorsley Weather Radar Station
Landmark Houghton-le-Spring Tyne And Wear

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

Thorngreen Lime Kiln
Thorngreen Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Allendale Northumberland

An ingeniously preserved lime kiln sitting on the wonderfully named Slag Hill.

The Summerhill
The Summerhill
Landmark Gateshead Tyne And Wear

An octagonal folly, once part of the Stella Hall estate in Blaydon.

The Ball and The Bradford Boy
The Ball and The Bradford Boy
Statue Bishop Auckland County Durham

A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.

Crindledykes Lime Kiln
Crindledykes Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Haydon Bridge Northumberland

A well preserved lime kiln not far from Vindolanda.

Jubilee Stone Bothal Church
Jubilee Stone Bothal Church
Standing Stone Bothal Northumberland

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

Higham Dykes Trig Point
Higham Dykes Trig Point
Trig Point Ponteland Northumberland

This is the trig point for Higham Dykes (93m) near Ponteland.

Gaterley Hill Trig Point
Gaterley Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Allendale Northumberland

This is the trig point for Gaterley Hill (352m) near Allendale.

Killhope Law Trig Point
Killhope Law Trig Point
Trig Point Allendale Northumberland

The Killhope Law trig point sits on moorland (673m) near Allendale.

Findon Cottages Trig Point
Findon Cottages Trig Point
Trig Point Durham County Durham

The Findon Cottages trig point is sitting in a field in Witton Gilbert (153m) near Durham.

Sunderland Bridge
Sunderland Bridge
Bridge Croxdale County Durham

A beauty of a bridge, old and packhorsey, with some chunky cutwaters and lovely views up and down the rivers Wear and Browney where they confluence.

Stanhope Memorial Fountain
Stanhope Memorial Fountain
Fountain Stanhope County Durham

A memorial fountain dedicated to JJ Roddam, built by the people of Stanhope to commemorate his contribution to the community.

Lord's Mount
Lord's Mount
Military Berwick Upon Tweed Northumberland

Gun tower built in 1542 which attracted the interest of Henry VIII for it's state of the art design.

Ridsdale Iron Works
Ridsdale Iron Works
Building Ridsdale Northumberland

The Ridsdale Iron Works, castle-like ruin in, was the point of manufacture of pig steel used in the construction of Newcastle's High Level Bridge.

Brusselton Incline
Brusselton Incline
Landmark Bishop Auckland County Durham

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

Thompson's Rock Solstice Stone
Thompson's Rock Solstice Stone
Crag, Rock And Cairn Rothbury Northumberland

A holed stone in the Simonside Hills that lines up with the summer solstice.

Relative Treats
Relative Treats
Statue Horden County Durham

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

St Francis Of Assisi Church Byrness
St Francis Of Assisi Church Byrness
Religious Place Byrness Northumberland

An 18th century church which was partly rebuilt in 1884. It has a window which commemorates those who died during the construction of the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir.

Shilbottle Pele Tower
Shilbottle Pele Tower
Tower Alnwick Northumberland

A pele tower that used to be part of the vicarage for the adjoining St James Church.

Corby's Letch
Corby's Letch
Waterfall Edlingham Northumberland

A lovely 2 level waterfall just under a bridge near Edlingham.

Cartington Castle
Cartington Castle
Castle Rothbury Northumberland

A lovely little 12th century ruined castle just outside of Rothbury.

Freemanshill Moor Trig Point
Freemanshill Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Edlingham Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Freemanshill Moor in Edlingham (251m).

Shepherdskirk Hill Trig Point
Shepherdskirk Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Belford Northumberland

This is the trig point for Shepherdskirk Hill (202m) in the Kyloe Hills near Belford.

Thorny Hill Trig Point
Thorny Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Rothbury Northumberland

The trig point sitting on top of Thorny Hill (185m) in Pauperhaugh near Rothbury.

Deadwater Moor Trig Point
Deadwater Moor Trig Point
Trig Point Kielder Northumberland

This is the trig point for Deadwater Moor (569m) near Kielder.

Brizlee Wood Trig Point
Brizlee Wood Trig Point
Trig Point Alnwick Northumberland

This is the trig point for Brizlee Wood (250m) near Alnwick.

Birk Hill Trig Point
Birk Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Stonehaugh Northumberland

This is the trig point for Birk Hill (230m) near Stonehaugh.

Humber Hill Trig Point
Humber Hill Trig Point
Trig Point Consett County Durham

The Humber Hill trig point is sitting in a field west of Lanchester (270m) near Consett.

Five Pikes Trig Point
Five Pikes Trig Point
Trig Point Stanhope County Durham

The Five Pikes trig point sits on moorland south of Bollihope (479m) near Stanhope.

School Green Sculpture
School Green Sculpture
Art Alnwick Northumberland

Located on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.

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