Wark on Tweed Castle
Template:Infobox UK feature 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
- ^ a b c "Wark on Tweed Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Reconstruction of Wark Castle". Maybole. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
