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

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

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

A garden to look like a bombed house, as a memorial to the 1914 coastal attack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

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).

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

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

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

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

A superb 67m tower, containing exhibitions on each of the three floors, then the crowning glory at the top.

A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

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.

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Striking cable stayed bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, with a 105 metre pylon and riverside paths offering impressive views.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

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

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

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

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 waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A Victorian model village near Shipley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, built by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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

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

This is the trig point for Midhopelaw Pike (326m) near Bellingham.

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

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

This is the trig point for Brownley Hill (533m) near Allendale.

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

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

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

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

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

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

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

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

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.

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

This is the trig point for Thornton House (156m) near Morpeth.

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

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

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

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

The Shacklesborough trig point sits above Balderhead Reservoir (454m) near Barnard Castle.

A former coal mine turned into a mining museum and heritage centre.

A statue of Robert the Bruce that sits in front of Stirling Castle with views of the Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills.

A lighthouse and visitors centre which sits at the end of the Mull of Galloway peninsula with incredible views and wildlife.

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

A magnificent pineapple-topped folly located in Dunmore Park near Falkirk.

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

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

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

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

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