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Bowness-on-Solway is a Roman fort of the second century AD, situated at the western terminus of Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, occupying a strategic position overlooking the Solway Firth. The fort, known in antiquity as Maia, served as a crucial supply point and garrison to protect the frontier's extremity and control maritime access along the northwestern frontier. Associated with the fort are remains of a civil settlement that developed to serve the military garrison. The site was subsequently occupied during the medieval period, when a tower house was constructed, demonstrating the continued strategic importance of this location across different historical periods.
The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014702. View the official record →
Bowness-on-Solway is a Roman fort of the second century AD, situated at the western terminus of Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, occupying a strategic position overlooking the Solway Firth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014702.
The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014702.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77 (3.5 km), Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast (3.7 km), Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77 (4.1 km).
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