The keep at Wark Castle

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The photograph on this page of The keep at Wark Castle by Walter Baxter as part of the Geograph project.

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The keep at Wark Castle

Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 29 Oct 2006

This large keep on the motte of Wark Castle is now mostly rubble, barely defining the line of the keep walls below a blanket of scrub. The castle dates back to the early 12th century. (Source: Borders and Berwick, An Architectural Guide by Charles Alexander Strang)

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.641616
Longitude
-2.281963