Silloth-on-Solway
Silloth-on-Solway is a locality in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. Silloth-on-Solway is situated nearby to the hamlet East Causewayhead, as well as near the village Skinburness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milefortlet 9 and Christ Church.
Milefortlet 9
Archaeological site
Milefortlet 9 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include British coast and Silloth.
British coast
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The British coast is a popular destination for many travellers even if the numbers visiting the traditional "seaside resort" have fallen significantly since their peak in the 1950s.
Silloth
Town
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Silloth, or Silloth-on-Solway, is a port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town stands on the coast of the Solway Firth, 18 miles west of Carlisle.
Skinburness
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skinburness is a village in Cumbria, England. It forms a residential area for the town of Silloth, and is about 10 miles west of Wigton. The Skinburness Hotel was the most prominent building in the village, but was demolished in 2017.
Silloth-on-Solway
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8778° or 54° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.3788° or 3° 22′ 44″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C6RVJHC+4GGeoNames ID
7300120
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