Wark
Encyclopedia
Wark, a Scots
noun for a building
, from the noun wark [wark, wA:rk] (work). The verb form is wirk [wIrk, wVrk]. The past tense is wrocht [wroxt].
Wark may refer to:
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
noun for a building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
, from the noun wark [wark, wA:rk] (work). The verb form is wirk [wIrk, wVrk]. The past tense is wrocht [wroxt].
Wark may refer to:
Places
- Wark on TweedWark on TweedWark on Tweed is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed...
, village in Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough, Carham Parish, in the north of England bordering Scotland - Wark on TyneWark on TyneWark on Tyne is a small village and civil parish usually called Wark in Northumberland, England about north of Hexham.The name is derived from the Viking word for Earthworks, and refers to the mound at the south of the village, where a meeting hall once stood...
, village in Tynedale, in the north of England near Kielder reservoir - Wark Castle, at Wark on TweedWark on TweedWark on Tweed is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed...
- Wark Castle, at Wark on TyneWark on TyneWark on Tyne is a small village and civil parish usually called Wark in Northumberland, England about north of Hexham.The name is derived from the Viking word for Earthworks, and refers to the mound at the south of the village, where a meeting hall once stood...
- Mar's Wark in StirlingStirlingStirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
- King's Wark in LeithLeith-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
- Wark (river), river in Luxembourg
People
- Blair Wark, Australian Army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John WarkJohn WarkJohn Wark is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame...
, Scottish footballer - Kirsty WarkKirsty WarkKirsteen Anne Wark is a British journalist and television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review which is now relaunched as "The Review Show".-Biography:Wark was born in Dumfries to Jimmy...
, Scottish journalist and BBC television presenter - McKenzie WarkMcKenzie WarkMcKenzie Wark is an Australian-born writer and scholar. He works mainly on media theory, critical theory and new media. His best known works are A Hacker Manifesto and Gamer Theory.-Life:...
, Australian-born writer and scholar - Tom WarkTom WarkTom Wark is an American wine blogger, a public relations professional in the California wine industry, and founder of the American Wine Blog Awards....
, California wine professional and blogger - Master of Wark: Master of Work to the Crown of ScotlandMaster of Work to the Crown of ScotlandThe Master of Works to the Crown of Scotland was responsible for the construction, repair and maintenance of royal palaces, castles and other crown property in Scotland. The main buildings were; Holyroodhouse; Edinburgh Castle; Stirling Castle; Linlithgow Palace; and Falkland Palace. The position...
- David Wark, Professor of Particle Physics at Imperial College, London, and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Radio
- WARK (AM)WARK (AM)WARK is a radio station located in Hagerstown, Maryland, in the United States. It features a news/talk format with popular personalities like Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly. WARK is owned by Nassau Broadcasting....
, talk radio station in Hagerstown, Maryland