Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost town in England. Although the town is on the northern (Scottish) side of the river, it is part of England as the border runs around Berwick, making it the only part of England north of the Tweed. Due to its location, Berwick held a key strategic position in the wars between England and Scotland for more than 300 years from the mid-11th century, and was the scene of a number of key events in the Anglo-Scottish Border Wars. In 1174, Berwick passed to England as a pledge for the subjugation of William I of Scotland, who had been captured by Henry II of England in an attempt to conquer Northumberland. In 1190, William I bought back his independence from Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) for 10,000 marks, which Richard needed to finance his crusade, and Berwick became Scottish again. In 1216, the town was destroyed by the English King John (Lackland). In 1296 Berwick was stormed and plundered by Edward I of England. Almost all the inhabitants remaining in the town were slain. The Berwick Bridge (aka Old Bridge) was built between 1611 and 1624. There were four previous bridges on the same site, two of which were destroyed by floods (the original bridge in 1199 and the third bridge in 1294), one by an English attack in 1216, while the last bridge, built in 1376, stood until King James I of England ordered the construction of the current bridge. The bridge is 355m long and 5m wide - and is being restored.

Scott's View is a stunning viewpoint, overlooking the valley of the River Tweed, which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir Walter Scott, after whom it is named. According to a popular story, Sir Walter Scott stopped at this point so often on the way to his home at Abbotsford, that his horses would halt without command.

The Leaderfoot Viaduct crosses the Tweed around 800 m east of Newstead. The viaduct spans the river with 19 round arches. The viaduct was built by the Berwickshire Railway; it was opened in 1865. After severe flooding in August 1948, numerous bridges along the railway line were badly damaged. Passenger traffic was stopped in the same month. Freight traffic, however, continued until the line was finally closed in 1965. Today the viaduct only serves as a pedestrian bridge.