Glasson Moss
Glasson Moss is a heath in Bowness, Cumberland, England. Glasson Moss is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Cottage and Glendale Holiday Park, as well as near Westfield Marsh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mais and Milecastle 77.
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 1½ miles northwest of Glasson Moss.
Milecastle 77
Archaeological site
Milecastle 77 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 77 is situated 1¼ miles east of Glasson Moss.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve is a nature reserve, which is situated 1½ miles west of Glasson Moss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasson and 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".
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.
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 1½ miles northwest of Glasson Moss.
Glasson Moss
- Type: Heath
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.93178° or 54° 55′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.19222° or 3° 11′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6RWRJ5+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 475906719OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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