Solway Moss
Solway Moss, also known as Solway Flow, is a moss (lowland peat bog), in the City of Carlisle in Cumbria, England near the Scottish border and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Longtown at grid reference NY345690. In 2005 the moss was the subject of a campaign by organisations including the RSPB and Friends of the Earth to get the area declared a Special Area of Conservation in order to prevent the destruction of the rare raised bog ecology.
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 Peat workings at Solway Moss | |
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| Coordinates: 55.011225°N 3.025749°W | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
In 1542 it was the location of the Battle of Solway Moss.
On 16 November 1771, during the night, Solway Moss burst, flooding local farms and settlements.[1] one of several rivers to do so in the Great Flood of 1771.
References
- McEwen, Lindsey J.; Withers, Charles W. J. (1989). "Historical records and geomorphological events: the 1771 'eruption' of Solway Moss". Scottish Geographical Magazine. 105 (3): 149–157. doi:10.1080/14702548908554428.
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