High West Scar
High West Scar is a locality in Scotland, United Kingdom. High West Scar is situated nearby to the locality Scargavel Point, as well as near Bowness Common.Places of Interest
Highlights include Milefortlet 1 and Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve.
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.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve is a nature reserve.
Mais
Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Mais is situated 2 miles east of High West Scar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardurnock and Anthorn.
Cardurnock
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardurnock is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is by the coast, 20 kilometres west of Carlisle. The western extension of the Hadrian's Wall frontier defences once passed through the Cardurnock peninsula, though not the Wall itself. Cardurnock is situated 2 miles southwest of High West Scar.
Anthorn
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anthorn is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about 13 miles west of Carlisle. Anthorn is situated 2 miles south of High West Scar.
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. Bowness-on-Solway is situated 2 miles east of High West Scar.
High West Scar
- Type: Locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.94123° or 54° 56′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.26451° or 3° 15′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6RWPRP+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5098155049OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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