This article takes a gentle meander along the stretch of the Tweed which forms part of the border between Northumberland and Scotland.
It was initially established on this line in 1018 when the Scottish King Malcom II defeated Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, at the Battle of Carham.
For much of the following 500 years this area was the backdrop to regular invasions and raiding by both sides. In those times fords were the main river crossings and were heavily defended…. (View original article)