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

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

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

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

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

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

A lovely little double waterfall near Gilsland.

A standing stone celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

The Arthur's Seat trig point sits on a hill (251m) in Edinburgh.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Cairn End (304m) near Haltwhistle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the trig point for Gapshields (290m) near Gilsland.

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

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

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

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

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

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

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

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

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

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

The Lane End trig point in a field overlooking Whittingham (143m) near Rothbury.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Priory founded in 1113, nestled in the heart of Bridlington old town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Roughside Moor trig point sits on top of Edmondbyers Common (384m) near Consett.

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

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.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

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

Two drinking fountains given to the people of Blaydon by Joseph Cowen in the 1860s.

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

A ruined 18th century church currently being transformed by the local residents into another place for calm and reflection.

Originally St Wilfrid's Premonstratensian nunnery, this ruined priority sits by a tight bend in the River Coquet.

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

This is the trig point for Menceles (78m) near Chillingham.

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

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

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

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

Remains of a 14th century castle in the heart of Flamborough village.

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

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

An ancient woodland containing five follies and lots of routes to wander.

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

This is the trig point for Whitsunbank Hill that sits on moorland (167m) near Wooler.

This is the trig point for Watch Crags (291m) near Bellingham.

The Pigdon trig point sits on the edge of a field (118m) near Morpeth.

The Harwood Side trig point sits on Sinderhope Carrs (489m) near Allendale.

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

This is the trig point for Chatton Park Hill (184m) near Wooler.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

A beautiful beach with strange geology and fossils.

A huge miner’s helmet and cap lamp hung on a peg rack created by Father and son Ray and Sam Lonsdale in homage to the area's mining heritage.

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.

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

Stone monument dedicated to two women martyred at Wigtown in 1685.

A Georgian Grade I Listed aqueduct, the largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain taking the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune.

Sitting on a blowy corner of the Northumberland National Park, is Causeway House, Northumberland's only heather thatched cottage. With a history of hidden lucky roof charms and close to a Roman Milecastle.

Ruined motte and bailey castle, dating back to the Norman Conquest.

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.

The Thirl Moor trig point (558m) is on the Otterburn Military Ranges.

The Shoreswood trig point sits in a hedge on Shoreswood Ewe Hill (92m) near Berwick Upon Tweed.

This is the trig point for Hedley Hill (147m) near Longhorsely.

The Tuthill Quarry trig point is sitting on top of a quarry (164m) near Seaham.

The Tripsy Bank trig point sitting on top of Greater Willington Common (152m) in Willington near Bishop Auckland.

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.