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

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

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

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

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

A boulder marking where Marion Lillie, also known as the Ringwoodie Witch, was executed in 1696.

Two chambered cairns dating back to the Neolithic period.

Ruined 14th century pele tower set in the Cumbrian countryside.

A cast iron book sculpture a dedicated to the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

A ruined bastle in Redesdale near Otterburn in Northumberland standing as a reminder of the tumultuous history of the borders.

An obelisk erected to James Maitland Balfour, MP and Major Commandant of the East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.

The Spy Rigg trig point sits on a craggy outcrop (313m) above Lampert Farm near Gilsland.

This is the trig point for Ellis Crag (498m) near Byrness.

This is the trig point for Camp Hill (200m) near Ford And Etal.

This is the trig point for Berrymoor Edge (459m) near Kielder.

The Bollihope Carrs trig point sits on Snowhope Moor (541m) near Stanhope.

The Oxen Law trig point sits in a field at Oxen Law (346m) near Consett.

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

A huge chunk of rock sitting on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill overlooking the Harthope Valley.

A stone circle showing all the different kinds of stone that are quarried in the area.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

An octagonal summerhouse on Down Law in Ancrum near Jedburgh built by Robert Rutherford who was a Baron of the Russian Empire.

A ruin of a folly shaped like a shepherd's hut on the Alnwick moors.

A three draw arch lime kiln in Otterburn.

A beautiful pele tower perched on Minto Crags peaking out of the trees.

This is the trig point for Grey Nag (658m) near Alston.

The East Grange trig point sits in a hedge (103m) near Durham.

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.

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

A Red Kite Feeding Station set up on a Farm.

Ruins of a 12th century Benedictine priory, close to the banks of the River Swale.

A cool rural wicker man, keeping an eye on any bad lads on the border of Northumberland and Durham.

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

A stunning double headed crag on the north east banks of Hedgehope Hill.

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

A ruined bastle which may not have been a bastle after all.

A ruined 15th century tower house near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

A cool little lime kiln up the side of a hill in Slaggyford.

This is the trig point for Monylaws (246m) near Ford And Etal.

This is the trig point for Longknowe Hill (346m) near The Cheviots.

This is the trig point for Highfield (309m) near Falstone.

The Raven Seat trig point sits on Harnisha Hill (589m) near Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The Highwatch Currick trig point sits above Burnhope Reservoir (639m) near Alston.

The Catterick Moss trig point is on moorland (426m) near Stanhope.

This is the trig point for Pikestone Fell (387m) near Stanhope.

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

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

A Celtic cross, commemorating the lives of James and Charles Radcliffe, Earls of Derwentwater, Viscounts Langley.

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

A World War I memorial of a six foot soldier, with his rifle lowered, taking a drink from his canteen by Ray Lonsdale.

Nineteen russet arches span the Tweed at Melrose. The Leaderfoot is a striking landmark of Victorian engineering in the Borders.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

Two weathered rock formations representing a priest and his clerk on the banks of Cartington Hill in Rothbury.

A neoclassical tower that stands on top of a bluff overlooking Portree harbour.

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

A 14th century ruined castle in the small village of Innerwick built for Scottish royals.

A trio of curious follies located behind Sorrelsykes House near Aysgarth.

A slightly ruined lime kiln in Hepple in between Rothbury and Elsdon.

This is the trig point for The Dodd (354m) near Kielder.

This is the trig point for Grey's Pike (446m) near Kielder.

The Crow Coal Hill trig point sits on Reahope Moor (466m) near Stanhope.

The Westernhope Moor trig point sits on moorland (676m) north of Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The Coalway Plantation trig point is in a hedge (140m) near Blaydon.

The Embleton Old Hall trig point sits by a hedge (114m) north of Embleton Old Hall near Sedgefield.

The Dry Rigg trig point sits on Redburn Common (561m) near Rookhope.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

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

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

An arresting piece of steel art by Stanson Art (Ron Lawson) and Mark Burns Cassell commemorating the coal industry in the area.

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

An old hillfort sitting on top of Green Humbleton in the borders.

Monument built in 1835 in memory of a local shepherd's boy, Alexander Murray.

A beacon on a hill just outside Richmond that was supposidly erected for Millennium celebrations.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

A remote memorial cairn to Lord Robinson who was instrumental in forming the British Forestry Commission and Kielder Forest.

Howk Bobbin Mill is a ruined 19th century mill, it is hidden away surrounded by trees with the River Caldew running alongside it and the mystical fairy pools nearby.

Sandstone crag, popular with climbers, on the hills near Edlingham with a hidden surprise.

A dovecote or doocot as the Scots call it, next to Northfield house in East Lothian.

A ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house located on a ridge above Seacliff beach.

A 16th century ruined tower house belonging to the Hume family, who were a powerful Border clan.

The Blue House trig point sits in a hedge (231m) near Bishop Auckland.

This is the trig point for Old Cassop (194m) near Durham.

The Batter Law Hill trig point (143m) overlooking Dalton Park near Seaham.

A well head commissioned by Lady Waterford that was once fed by a natural spring and linked to the Battle Of Flodden.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

An RSPB reserve set on the River Cree Estuary forming a mosaic of salt marsh, mud flat, lake and reed beds.

Impressive Bronze Age stone circle, close to Wigtown.

A hidden away home to The Kerr clan of Lothian, Ferniehirst Castle is a rarely open gem nestled in the Borders.

An obelisk and monument dedicated the all of the Wigtown Martyrs.

A monument to where a Richmond man's horse threw him over a cliff and his plan to stay alive.

A beautiful church filled with art, history and culture in the fork of the road up to the College Valley.

Mysterious large stone pillar remains situated high up in Edlingham Woods giving views across Northumberland.

Small ruined castle in the grounds of the Glengarry Castle estate.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.