Solway Plain (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Solway Plain is a low-lying coastal plain in the northwest of Cumbria, England. It is an area generally lying north and west of Carlisle along the Solway Firth and drained by the rivers Esk and Lynne. This geographic unit is associated with the westernmost part of Hadrian's Wall. In medieval times clay houses known as dabbins were commonly built on the Solway Plain. The Solway Coast is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area has a recognised archaeological heritage. Sites mentioned in Hodgson and Brennand include a possible domestic settlement at Plasketlands, urned cremation cemeteries at Ewanrigg, and a potential pre-Roman phase of occupation at several sites, including Ewanrigg, Wolsty Hall and Boustead Hill.