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

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

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

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

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.

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

Ruins of a Benedictine monastery first built in 1088.

Clock tower created in 1911, sited over an old place of pilgrimage.

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

A noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

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

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.

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 distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

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

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

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

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

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

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

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 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 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

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

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

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

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

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

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 new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

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