The Keep of Norham Castle viewed from the West Gate
Norham Castle the stronghold of the Bishops of Durham on the Scottish Border once the most dangerous place in England Amongest it s famous visitors have been King Edward the first John Knox Beatrix Potter Mons Meg King James IV of Scotland Robert the Bruce. Norham is near the end of the Pennine Way Cycle route. Famous for it's part in the Scottish Wars of Independence it lost much of it's importance as a stronghold after 1513 when it fell to James IV of Scotland just before the Battle of Flodden.
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Location: Norham Castle, Norham, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © James R Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
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