Medieval
The Medieval period of history saw more dramatic changes which defined the landscape we know today as the Solway Coast National Landscape. Between the Romans leaving Britain until the latter part of the 12th century, the control of the Solway was disputed between Britons, Anglians, Scandinavians, Scots and Normans. From the 5th century, the area […]
Wartime
The remains of wartime heritage still exists around the Solway Coast National Landscape – and, for once, these sites weren’t built to defend against any fallouts with the Scots. During the First and Second World Wars, huge munitions factories and airfields were built around the border between the two countries to support the national war […]
20th Century Solway
Changes to the Solway Coast’s infrastructure are some of the defining points of the 20th century in this part of the county. Other than the Cumbrian Coast line which links Carlisle with the other gateway towns of the Solway Coast National Landscape and beyond down to Barrow in Furness, none of the railways continued to […]
Early Modern
With the dissolution of Holm Cultram Abbey in 1536 the area lost its principal economic and social focus. Despite piecemeal enclosure, some of it generated by the market in Holm Cultram‟s lands, social and agricultural development slowed. Times became more peaceful in the 17th century when farmers began to reap the profits of their own […]
Medieval Solway
The Medieval period of history saw more dramatic changes which defined the landscape we know today as the Solway Coast Natioanl Landscape. Between the Romans leaving Britain until the latter part of the 12th century, the control of the Solway was disputed between Britons, Anglians, Scandinavians, Scots and Normans. From the 5th century, the area […]
Roman heritage
The Romans had a huge influence on the area we know today as the Solway Coast National Landscape. The long straight roads, the stonework of so many buildings, the archaeological finds and, of course, Hadrian’s Wall, are all part of their legacy. The Romans arrived in the area in AD 71-72 and advanced into southern […]
Prehistoric
The Solway Coast National Landscape we see today has been shaped by nature, and by man, for many, many thousands of years. If we head back to the Ice Age – historians and scientists actually think there have been around 19 ice ages, the most recent of which dates back more than 12,000 years – […]
