Wark on Tweed Castle

Coordinates: 55°38′30″N 2°16′55″W / 55.64162°N 2.28196°W / 55.64162; -2.28196

Wark on Tweed Castle

The ruins of Wark on Tweed Castle
Wark on Tweed Castle
Wark on Tweed Castle shown within Northumberland
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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. 1 2 3 "Wark on Tweed Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. "Reconstruction of Wark Castle". Maybole. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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