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About Carham

Carham lies in Northumberland near the Scottish border, about 10km southwest of Kelso along the River Tweed. Reach it via the A698 through the Tweed Valley, or from Newcastle via the A69 and B6318 through Wark. The village sits on the site of the 1018 Battle of Carham, which helped fix the modern Anglo-Scottish frontier.

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Carham is in England, at 55.638, -2.321 - about 28 km south of Duns.

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The closest airport to Carham is Edinburgh Airport, 99 km (about 1 h 26 min by car).

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