Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway

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55°00′07″N3°31′19″W / 55.002°N 3.522°W / 55.002; -3.522

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Students from Dumfries and Galloway College are cut free from bus crash". Daily Record. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bankend Details". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend". Canmore. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "ISLE TOWER". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Isle Tower". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bankend Bridge". Canmore. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "BANKEND BRIDGE (B725 OVER LOCHAR WATER)". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bankend Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "CAERLAVEROCK PARISH". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "CAERLAVEROCK PARISHIONERS". IWM. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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