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

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

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

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

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

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Pasture Hill Plantation trig point sits in a garden (95m) in Rock near Alnwick.

This is the trig point for Belford Crag (108m) near Belford.

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

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

A super viaduct in Bishop Auckland where rail, road and river converge.

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

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two unconnected historical finds in a snug corner of Lawe Top. They are a pair of brick built beacons, and two replica Russian cannons captured from the Crimean War (1853-1856).

No murder of Corvids, but a navigational aid for ships.

Monument built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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

A fascinating jigsaw of a church built in the 12th & 13th centuries, restored in the 15th century and again in the 19th century.

A rare and significant medieval ruin, which served as the first school in Alnwick.

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

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

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

A bronze statue of Queen Victoria outside Scarborough Town Hall.

Historic 18th Century Grade II Listed Building and Grounds now used as a Registry Office with space for ceremonies and on-site accommodation, whilst the basement includes the remains of a Cold War Nuclear Bunker.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

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

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

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

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

An ornamental pele tower that was once part of a 16th century manor house.

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

This is the trig point for Wind Hill (231m) near Kielder.

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

The Mattilees Hill trig point sits in a field (109m) near Duddo.

The Ell Hill trig point sits in a field (61m) near Bamburgh.

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

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

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.

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

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

A small marker stone where Robert Lumsden murdered Isabella Sudden in 1610.

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!

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.

A lime kiln situated on Alnwick Moor, one of 400 that would have been used in Northumberland.

This is the Hard Rigg trig point (547m) near Alston.

This is the trig point for Ripley Carrs (438m) near Allendale.

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

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

The Cheeveley trig point sits in a hedge (61m) near Eshott.

This is the trig point for Blackmoor Skirt (364m) near Bellingham.

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

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

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

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

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.

A stone circle marking the grave of three kings of Denmark.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

A country manor house with beautiful gardens, an observatory, old church and ruined pele tower.

Stublick Chimney is a grade II listed building from the former Langley lead smelting mill.

This is the trig point for Stokoe High Crags (230m) near Falstone.

This is the trig point for Corby Pike (369m) near Rochester.

This is the trig point for Coatyards (226m) near Longhorsely.

This is the trig point for Cairnglastenhope (315m) near Kielder.

The Fendrith Hill trig point sits south of Chapel Fell (696m) near Stanhope.

The Burnhope Seat trig point is at the top of Yad Moss Ski Tow (746m) near Alston.

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

A modern day folly set in the Lilburn Tower estate next to the Hurl Stone.

Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.

The Burn Divot trig point sits on Thirlwall Common (258m) near Haltwhistle.