Photographs of the remote village of Bowness on Solway on the Solway Coast AONB of Cumbria.
Maia Roman heritage signpost at Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
This signpost marks the site of the large Roman fort, Maia which was the western terminus of the 73 mile (80 Roman mile) Hadrian's Wall which extended to Wallsend on Tyne on the East Coast. The stonework from the wall and fort was used in the building of the church and local houses. The scottish shores can be seen on the far side of the Solway Firth.
This spot also marks one end of the 84 mile Hadrian's Wall National Trail.
Main Street, Bowness on Solway on the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beaty, Cumbria.
St Michael's Church, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
St. Michael's Church is believed to have been built on the site of the granery from the Roman fort, Maia. The church walls are built from stone taken from Maia and Hadrian's Wall. The church bells are not the original ones. They were stolen by Scottish raiders in 1626 but they dropped them in the Solway when returning back to Annan. Bowness villagers retaliated by taking the church bells from Dornock and Middlebie.
St Michael's Church, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
St. Michael's Church is believed to have been built on the site of the granery from the Roman fort, Maia. The church walls are built from stone taken from Maia and Hadrian's Wall. The church bells are not the original ones. They were stolen by Scottish raiders in 1626 but they dropped them in the Solway when returning back to Annan. Bowness villagers retaliated by taking the church bells from Dornock and Middlebie.
The Solway Wetlands: Hoar frost on Campfield Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve near Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
Criffel can be seen across the Solway.