Eckford, Scottish Borders

Eckford is a small village located between the larger towns of Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

[3] The name Eckford is locally accepted to be a variant on Oakford, meaning simply a ford by oak trees.

There the Scottish lords held a consultation, and considering the time of year, the foul weather, and English preparations against them, decided not to attack Wark as Mary of Guise had instructed them.

The next day they crossed the border and approached Wark Castle with their artillery but then returned to Scotland.

He was the Earl of Bothwell's bailiff, living at Moss Tower, and was worried by news that an English army was coming to Scotland to aid the Protestant Lords of the Congregation.