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
Lord Warden of the Marches Eastern March on Berwick-upon-Tweed. The offices became unnecessary after the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under King James in 1603. Lord Warden of the Marches The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Scotland and England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action. They were also responsible, along with 'Conservators of the truce', for administering the special type of border law known as March law. The Marches on both sides of the border were traditionally split into West,