Bankend,_Dumfries_and_Galloway

Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway

Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway

Human settlement in Scotland

Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1] It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington.[2] In 1961 it had a population of 79.[3]

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Isle Tower

Main article: Isle Tower

Isle Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house, that was a property of the Maxwell family.[4] It was built around 1565 and is B listed.[5][6]

Bankend Bridge

Bankend Bridge is a road bridge that carries the B725 road across the Lochar Water.[7] It was completed in 1813 and is B listed.[8][9]

Caerlaverock Parish Memorial

Caerlaverock Parish Memorial is a stone war memorial that was unveiled in 1956 by Mrs J Telfer of Glencaple to commemorate people who lost their lives in World War I and II.[10] There is 33 names on the memorial, 21 from World War I and 12 from World War II.[11]

See also

References

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    "Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "Bankend Details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend". Canmore. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "ISLE TOWER". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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    "Isle Tower". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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    "Bankend Bridge". Canmore. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "BANKEND BRIDGE (B725 OVER LOCHAR WATER)". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "Bankend Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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    "CAERLAVEROCK PARISH". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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    "CAERLAVEROCK PARISHIONERS". IWM. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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