A full account of the castle was made in 1292 by Sir John Potthow on behalf of Edward I. The English King had been given control of Berwick, along with other Royal castles in Scotland, when he had been asked to arbitrate on the Scottish succession following the death of Alexander III's only heir, Margaret, in 1290.

What happened Berwick Castle?

The castle was rendered obsolete by the construction of modern ramparts around Berwick during the reign of Elizabeth I in the late 16th century and it went into steady decline. ... Perhaps most damagingly of all, in 1847 the Great Hall of Berwick Castle was demolished to make way for Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station.

How old is Berwick?

The remains of a medieval castle and the most complete bastioned town defences in England, first built in the 12th century by the Scottish King David I. The magnificent defences of Berwick testify to the important role played by the town throughout history.