Mais
Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth.Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort (castrum) on Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “Maia Roman Fort”, “Maio”, “Mais (Bowness)”, and “Mais Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Church and Milefortlet 1.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Michael’s Church is situated 570 feet northeast of Mais.
Milefortlet 1
Archaeological site
Milefortlet 1 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. Milefortlet 1 is situated 1 mile southwest of Mais.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowness-on-Solway and Port Carlisle.
Bowness-on-Solway
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowness-on-Solway is a village in Cumbria, England, and in the historic county of Cumberland. It is situated to the west of Carlisle on the southern side of the Solway Firth estuary separating England and Scotland.
Port Carlisle
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle.
Glasson
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasson is a village in Cumbria, England, just inland from the Solway coast, eight miles northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian's Wall near Drumburgh. The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise, meaning "a small stream". Glasson is situated 2 miles southeast of Mais.
Mais
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9517° or 54° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.21604° or 3° 12′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6RXQ2M+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 10760814672OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3843489
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Mais” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Maia”
- Catalan: “Maia”
- Catalan: “Mais”
- Czech: “Maia”
- Czech: “Mais”
- Dutch: “Mais”
- French: “fort romain de Maia”
- French: “Fort romain de Maia”
- Galician: “Maia”
- Galician: “Mais”
- German: “Kastell Maia”
- Italian: “Maia”
- Spanish: “Maia”
- Spanish: “Mais”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowness-on-Solway Primary School and Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.
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