Bankend, Dumfries and Galloway explained

Country:	Scotland
Official Name:	Bankend
Static Image Name:	Entering Bankend from the east - geograph.org.uk - 1870476.jpg
Coordinates:	55.002°N -3.522°W
Label Position:	left

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]

Isle Tower

See main article: article and 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

• List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
• List of listed buildings in Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway

Notes and References

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