Wark on Tweed Castle
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The ruins of Wark on Tweed Castle | |
  Wark on Tweed Castle Wark on Tweed Castle shown within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NT822388 |
| Coordinates | 55°38′30″N 2°16′55″W / 55.64162°N 2.28196°W |
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Wark on Tweed Castle, sometimes referred to as Carham Castle is a ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.
History
The castle, which was built by Walter Espec in 1136, was destroyed by the Scots following a siege in 1138 and then re-built between 1157 and 1161.[1] An octagonal keep was built on the motte in the early 13th century at roughly the same time that the towers and gatehouse were added.[1] It was here that in 1349 King Edward III bent down and assisted the "Countess of Salisbury" (either Edward's future daughter-in-law Joan of Kent or her former mother-in-law, Catherine Montagu, Countess of Salisbury) with her garter and, in honour of that moment, subsequently founded the Order of the Garter.[2] The castle was demolished in 1549.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Wark on Tweed Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Reconstruction of Wark Castle". Maybole. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
