Bowness on Solway

Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Photos of Bowness on Solway on the north-west coast of Cumbria.

EXTERNAL SITES OF INTEREST: Bowness on Solway

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BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 01A - Maia Roman Heritage Signpost

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.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 02A - Village street

Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 03A - St Michael's Church

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.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 03B - St Michael's Church

St Michael's Church, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 11A - Frosty morning on the banks of the Solway

Winter's morning, Bowness on Solway Cumbria.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 11B - Frosty morning on the banks of the Solway

Winter's morning, Bowness on Solway in Cumbria.

BOWNESS ON SOLWAY 12A - Campfield Marsh

The Solway Wetlands: Hoar frost on Campfield Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve near Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
Criffel can be seen across the Solway.

BOWESS ON SOLWAY 13A - Criffel

A view over the Solway Firth to Criffel in Scotland from Bowness on Solway, Cumbria.
Photo taken with a zoom lens.