St. Michael’s Church, Bowness-on-Solway, England
St. Michael’s Church, Bowness-on-Solway This evening, I am posting information on St. Michael’s Church, Bowness on-Solway , Cumbria, England. This church sits within within the confines of a former Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall which in turn dates back to the 2nd century AD. More information:- Bowness-on-Solway is believed to have been the far western terminus of Hadrian’s Wall. Here was the second largest fort on the Wall known as Maia. The Solway Firth is a bay or estuary through which runs the boundary between England and Scotland. This area has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is rich in bird life. St. Michael’s dates from the 12th century and was constructed using masonry re-cycled from Hadrian’s Wall and remains of the fort. The church may be sited on the former granary of the fort. When constructed, the church would have been used for Roman Catholic worship but since the 16th century has formed part of the Anglican ...