2-690: 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
4-539: The destruction of the rare raised bog ecology. 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. one of several rivers to do so in the Great Flood of 1771 . This Cumbria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peat bog Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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