Solway Firth Solway Firth The Solway Firth () is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria (including the Solway Plain) and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very near to the firth. The firth comprises part of the Irish Sea. The coastline is characterised by lowland hills and small mountains. It is a mainly rural area with fishing and hill farming (as well as some arable farming)
Eaglesfield, Dumfries and Galloway centuries. The village is a good example of a linear settlement, as most of it is in and around a single road. The nearest town to Eaglesfield is Annan, which is located approximately seven miles away. Eaglesfield, Dumfries and Galloway Eaglesfield is a village in south east Dumfriesshire (Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland. It is not far from the English Border with Cumbria Eaglesfield is of ancient origin, and Blacket Tower is the former seat of an old Scottish Borders family, Clan Bell,a sept of Clan Douglas. There is some debate about the origin of the first element of the name