Salta Moss, Silloth

Name: Salta Moss
Address: Silloth, United Kingdom

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Salta Moss is a raised blanket mire which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in the hamlet of Salta, in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It was determined to be of biological interest under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site, measuring 45.6 hectares, was officially designated in August 1982. ()

Elevation: 26 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°47'41"N, 3°25'20"W

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Silloth United Kingdom

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Salta Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Senhouse Roman Museum, Grade I listed churches in Cumbria, Maryport Lighthouse, St Mungo's Church.

5.9 miSW
54°43'16"N • 3°29'45"W
Senhouse Roman Museum, Maryport
150 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
6.6 miNE
Church
Grade I listed churches in Cumbria
168 min walk • Cumbria is a county in North West England. It was created in 1974 from the historical counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, together with the Furness area of Lancashire and the Sedbergh Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its largest settlement is the county town of Carlisle.
6.4 miSW
Lighthouse
Maryport Lighthouse, Maryport
163 min walk • Maryport Lighthouse is a small lighthouse located in Maryport, Cumbria, England, formerly run by England's general lighthouse authority, Trinity House. It is a Grade II listed building.
5.6 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
St Mungo's Church, Dearham
144 min walk • St Mungo's Church is in the village of Dearham, Cumbria, England. The church is dedicated to St Mungo, also known as Kentigern, the apostle of Strathclyde.
4.1 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St John the Evangelist's Church, Hadrian's Wall
105 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Crosscanonby, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Marine reserve
Allonby Bay, Hadrian's Wall
57 min walk • Allonby Bay is a crescent-shaped bay of the Solway Firth on the north-western shore of Cumbria, England. The bay is 5.5 miles across.
2.8 miN
Area
Milefortlet 14, Hadrian's Wall
73 min walk • Milefortlet 14 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
5.5 miN
Area
Milefortlet 11, Hadrian's Wall
141 min walk • Milefortlet 11 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
0.6 miW
Area
Milefortlet 17, Hadrian's Wall
16 min walk • Milefortlet 17 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
4.4 miSW
Area
Milefortlet 22, Hadrian's Wall
113 min walk • Milefortlet 22 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
5.3 miSW
Area
Milefortlet 23, Hadrian's Wall
134 min walk • Milefortlet 23 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.