Solway Firth
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The Solway Firth (Scots Gaelic: Linne Salmhaigh; auncientlie Scottis Wath) is a firth that furms pairt o the mairch atwein Scotland (til the north) an Ingland (til the sooth). On the northren syd is the cooncil aurie o Dumfries an Gallowa an on the soothren syd is the coontie o Cumbria. The firth is pairt o the Erse Sie; the mairch atwein thaim rinnin frae the Mull o Gallowa in Scotland til St Bees Heid in Ingland. The Isle o Man ligs juist ootwith the firth.
The Solway Coast wis braundit an Aurie o Ootstaunin Naitural Bewtie in 1964.[1] Thar is ower 750 km² o Steids o Speicial Syentific Interest in the aurie, as weil as naitional naitur hainins at Caerlaverock an in Cumbria.[2]
The coastlyn is maistlins laich-lyin hills an muntains. It is maistlins a landwart aurie wi fishin an hill fermin (as weil as sum arabil fermin) yit haein a mukkil pairt in the local economie. Tourism is eikin anaw. Touns on or naur the Scots syd o the firth include Dumfries, Kirkcoubrie, Annan, Gretna an Newtoun Stewart. Touns on or naur the Inglis syd include Carlisle, Maryport, Workington an Whitehaven. Unlyk ither pairts o Scotland's wast coast, thar is no monie ilands in the Solway Firth. Hestan Iland, Roch Iland an the Ilands o Fleet ar the anerlie merkit byspels.