The
Solway Plain or
Solway Basin is a coastal plain in the northwest of
Cumbria,
England and stretching over the Scottish border to the low-lying area around Gretna and Annan It is an area generally lying north and west of
Carlisle along the
Solway Firth and drained by the rivers
Esk and
Lyne. This geographic unit is associated with the westernmost part of
Hadrian's Wall. In medieval times clay houses known as
dabbins were commonly built on the Solway Plain. The Solway Coast is designated as an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.