Bowness-on-Solway: Burgh Marsh a rarely visited monument (and how to get there on bike!)
Taken from Bowness-on-Solway: Burgh Marsh - Border City Cycle Hire blog with their permission. Photo their own. I'm often asked about the absence of Hadrian's Wall along the route between Bowness-on-Solway and Carlisle? Those that have experienced my 'Tour Guide' monologue when travelling with their bikes to begin cycling along the N72 cycle route Eastwards, will recognise that the stone from The Wall is now incorporated into various structures, notably the Keep Tower at St Michaels Church in Burgh-by-Sands. This invariably leads me into another area of ancient history - the demise of King Edward 1st, otherwise known as 'The Hammer of the Scots' or Edward Longshanks. Edward was a formidable King and had pushed the Scottish forces northward and out of Carlisle, on a number of occasions. This time, he had assembled his army on Burgh marsh just north of Burgh-by-Sands, with the intent of crossing the Solway estuary when the tide allowed, then attack the Scottish ...

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