Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort

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.

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 350 feet southeast of Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.

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 Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.

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 Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort.

Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: 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

54.95299° or 54° 57′ 11″ north

Longitude

-3.21497° or 3° 12′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6RXQ3P+52

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1023927179

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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