Wark on Tweed Wark on Tweed Wark on Tweed (usually referred to simply as Wark) is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies approximately south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is on the south bank of the River Tweed which marks the border between England and Scotland. The ruins of Wark on Tweed Castle, originally an early 12th century motte-and-bailey, lie at the west end of the village. The border between Scotland and England runs down the middle of the River Tweed, however between the villages of Wark and Cornhill the Scottish border comes south of the river to enclose a
England–Scotland football rivalry England–Scotland football rivalry The England–Scotland football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between their respective national football teams. It is the oldest international fixture in the world, first played in 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. The history of the British Isles has led to much rivalry between the nations in many forms, and the social and cultural effects of centuries of antagonism and conflict between the two has contributed to the intense nature of the sporting contests. Scottish nationalism has also been a factor in the Scots' desire to defeat England above all other rivals, with Scottish sports journalists