Solway Firth

Solway Firth is an arm of the Irish Sea, and in its upper part forming the estuary of the river Esk, separating Cumberland from the South of Scotland (Kirkcudbright and Dumfries). It stretches inland from Balcarry Point 36 miles, and from 2 to 20 miles broad. It receives the Annan, Dee, Nith, Eden, and Derwent, and has valuable salmon-fishings. The spring tides ebb and flow with remarkable rapidity, the "bore" often reaching a speed of from 8 to 10 miles an hour. It is spanned near Annan by a railway viaduct 1960 yards long.

Nearby pages
Solway Firth, Solway Moss, Solyman II, Som, Soma