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A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

A tall stone marking Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

The trig point sitting on top of Shirlaw Pike (308m) near Rothbury.

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

The Grange Farm trig point is sitting in a field in Cornsay (280m) near Consett.

A skewed arch construction, railway viaduct.

An impressive castle perched on the edge of steep cliffs overlooking the Firth of Fourth near North Berwick.

A unintentionally concealed 90 foot tall way marker marking north for astronomers at Durham University one mile south.

A smart 1700s bridge, ahead of its time, sat tight on the banks of the Tweed.

Four totem poles which are part of a flood defence scheme.

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.

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

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

Another beauty of a lime kiln situated in Low Alwinton.

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

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

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

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

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

An 18th-century circular stone enclosure on the village green in Elsdon, Northumberland, historically used to hold stray livestock until reclaimed by their owners.

A driftwood sculpture of a boat situated on the banks of the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

A well-kept park with Victorian and Edwardian Features, modern works such as spiders and mosaics, plus the poignant ‘Heroism of the Silent Gun’ Boer War memorial.

A sentry box that once housed AA patrolmen and then a telephone to aid you should your car breakdown.

A site specific art installation designed by sculptor William Pye for Seaham Hall.

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

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

The Calton Hill trig point sits on a hill (103m) in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre.

Small local nature reserve with two hides for birdwatching.

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

The most spectacular gorge with cascades and waterfalls in the whole of Northumberland if not the UK!

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

A prehistoric standing stone with cup markings.

The best preserved Lime Kiln in the Northumberland national park at Tosson.

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

This is the trig point for Westerhope (132m) near Ponteland.

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

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

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

A 2,000 tonne precariously balanced boulder with a wooden staircase so you can climb to the top.

A symbolic replica of a bell from the tower of Brinkburn Priory which reflects the history and heritage of the monks at the monastery.

A ruinous Augustinian Priory in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.

Ruined lime kilns on the coastal path near Budle Bay.

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A well preserved lime kiln not far from Vindolanda.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Green Hill trig point sits on Byerhope Moss (530m) near Allendale.

The Fellhouse Fell trig point sits on Beacon Hill (337m) near Allendale.

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

This is the trig point for Carter Bar (579m) near Catcleugh.

This is the trig point for Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

The Stoterley Hill trig point is sitting on Muggleswick Common (376m) near Consett.

A colossal costard of a Miner made of Corten Steel by Ray Lonsdale, located in Seaham.

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

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

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

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

A ruined tower sitting on a crag just around the corner from the Duddo Stones.

The scoop bucket used from the now dismantled Ace Of Spades dragline excavator.

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

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

This is the trig point for Hay Banks (177m) near Belsay.

The Halidon Hill trig point sits in a hedge next to the Halidon Hill battle field (163m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

This is the trig point for Pit House Plantation (266m) near Durham.

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

A bijoux phone box visitor centre in Branxton, dedicated to the history of the battle of Flodden Field.

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

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

A pretty church sitting in amazing countryside with breathtaking views in Low Alwinton.

The Hopealone trig point (316m) sitting on top of Hope Hill.

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

The Chester Hill trig point sits on a hillfort (188m) near Swarland.

The Sand Edge Common trig point is on Wolsingham North Moor (353m) near Stanhope.

The Knitsley Fell trig point sits on Knitsley Fell (284m) near Wolsingham.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

A 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

A unique fortress style house in Newcastle's West End that was won as a prize in a 1920's raffle.

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

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

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.

A monument to Robert Loraine, who was brutally murdered by Border Reivers in Kirkhale.

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

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

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

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

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