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between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Northumbrians resulted in a Scottish victory. The fact that the Tweed is the border between Scotland and England can be traced to the outcome of this battle.
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in the 33rd year of Ecbright the Danes arrived at Lindisfarne and fought with the English at Carham where Eleven Bishops and two English Countes were slayne, and a great numbre of people.
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Near to Carham are the extensive remains of Early British camps and a bronze sword, now in the British Museum, discovered in the nearby Tweed.
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A field between the glebe and Dunstan Wood, where bones have been from time to time disinterred, is probably the site of the battle.
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Carham on the Tweed, where a stream divides Northumberland from Scotland, was the scene of two battles in Anglo-Saxon times.
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built to defend against border reivers. The first house was built by the Compton family in 1755. It was extended by
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appears not to have considered the name an English one, so it may actually come from
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In 833 the Danes fought the English, and the English were routed.
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Northumberland places with etymologically Brittonic names
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crossed the border on 26 April 1588 and visited Carham.
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Carham is located in Northumberland
Northumberland
OS grid reference
NT795385
District
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Shire county
Northumberland
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
TD12
Dialling code
Police
Northumbria
Fire
Northumberland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
Berwick-upon-Tweed
UK
England
Northumberland
55°38′18″N 2°19′19″W / 55.638232°N 2.322065°W / 55.638232; -2.322065

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