Wark on Tweed
There is also Wark on Tyne in the same county, (site of another Wark Castle)
Coordinates: 55°38′28″N 2°16′38″W / 55.6410°N 2.2771°W
Wark on Tweed (usually referred to simply as Wark) is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
It is on the south bank of the River Tweed that can be considered the border between England and Scotland.
Landmarks
The ruins of Wark on Tweed Castle, originally an early 12th century motte-and-bailey, lie at the west end of the village.
Notable people
External links
Media related to Wark on Tweed at Wikimedia Commons
- Images of Wark on Tweed Castle and other M & B Castle sites in Northumberland
- Brief account
- Northumberland Communities
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