Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle to Bowness on Solway facing the Solway Firth

 Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle to Bowness on Solway

A view form the Memorial Bridge up the River Eden that flows through the centre of Carlisle and connects Rickerby Park with the city centre. The Hadrian's Path runs along side of the river for a few miles although there is no wall or ditch to be seen along the whole section to Bowness on Solway.

Some of the formal gardens with Cumbria County Council offices in the background.

On the pavement of a road near the castle is a pictorial representation of the route of the wall indicating its route through the city.

A forest of pylons, five rows of separate power lines running from the nuclear reactor taking power to the North West.

This isn't a picture of a John Deere tractor, it just got in the way as I was taking the photo but of the pylons and not the same power lines but another set of five further west.

An unusual style three metal sides and two gates.

A statue of king Edward in Burgh by Sands who stayed in the area for several months on his way to attack the Scots.

I have always had an interest in farming and have worked in farming. I have often seen cows standing or lying on their fronts but I have never seen one lying on its side. Its eyes were shut but I did check to make sure that it was alive and it just blinked at me.

After Burgh on Sands (pronounced Burf because this is Cumbria) is a long straight section across salt marsh although I still hadn't seen the sea.

At last, from the top of a hump back bridge across a drainage ditch, I saw the sea.

On the left is a big earthwork but it has nothing to do with Hadrian as it is flood protection. The sign indicates how deep the water is, each black and white strip on the posts is a foot.

At last, the end of the wall and the last settlement along its length.

This is the official end of the trail, in English and Latin.