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

The scoop bucket used from the now dismantled Ace Of Spades dragline excavator.

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

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

A white stag painted on the rocks below Bamburgh Lighthouse with lots of origin stories!

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 contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

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 50m high memorial in Williamson Park commissioned by Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife.

An un-chiselable bit of Hadrian's Wall, near Walwick, where the Romans may have run out of might.

A waterfall set within the stunning Galloway Forest Park.

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

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

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

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

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

The trig point sitting on top of Berwick Law (187m).

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

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

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.

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 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 noticeable Norman Church commanding a hill in Easington Village.

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

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

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

A natural limestone bridge on the Pennine Way.

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

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

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

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

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

A vertical Lift bridge, which was once the biggest in the world.

Pretty waterfalls near Keld in Swaledale.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A 14th Century castle that now lies in ruins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 19th Century drinking fountain and trough on The Grove that would have provided drinking water to the village.

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Dour Hill (415m) near Byrness.

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

A plaque in Newcastle City Centre which commemorates the site of the imprisonment of the last monarch to be arrested.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scott’s View is a scenic viewpoint near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the River Tweed and Eildon Hills, famously loved by Sir Walter Scott.

Former market cross dating back to the 18th century.

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

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

The Parish Church of Wigtown.

Ruins of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Ninian.

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

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

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

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