Category Archives: crossings & waths

Bores on the Solway

Posted on October 30, 2020 by solwayshorewalker

The tidal bore on the Solway approached “…  with a hoarse and loud roar, and with a brilliance of phenomena and demonstration, incomparably more sublime than if the wide sandy water were densely scoured with the fleetest and the most … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Sulewath: A guest post by David Livermore

Posted on July 13, 2016 by solwayshorewalker

Two big rivers feed the head of the Solway.  The Eden drains all Cumbria from Helvellyn to the Pennines, the Esk harvests a rainy quarter of the Southern Uplands. Rockcliffe Marsh separates their outlets and the OS map shows few … Continue reading →

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Waths: fords and borders

Posted on August 22, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

On a very low Spring tide in August, my guide Mark Messenger and I crossed and re-crossed the Solway on foot, from England to Scotland and back. We waded across the Firth through the outgoing tide and the flow of … Continue reading →

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The design of the Solway: Hems, reestings, holes and shoals

Posted on August 13, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

The turning tide takes time to fill the Solway. Today (August 12th) the first low tide at Maryport was at 0544h, height 1.5m; after turning, the flood tide was at its highest at Maryport at 1102h, height 7.5m. Heading North … Continue reading →

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