Bankend is a village in
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
, Scotland. It is located near
Lochar Water
Lochar Water is a stream located in Dumfries and Galloway. It flows for about 10 miles or 16 km, mainly in a southerly direction, roughly parallel to the River Nith to the west and the River Annan to the east. It is formed by the confluence ...
, the civil parish
Caerlaverock
Caerlaverock (; gd, Cille Bhlàthain) is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The parish was historically in Dumfriesshire. The area includes:
* Caerlaverock Castle, a 13th-century castle, located south of Dumfries, Scotland
* Ca ...
and the villages of Blackshaw,
Glencaple
Glencaple is a small settlement in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Situated on the banks of the River Nith, it once served as a port for nearby Dumfries. Glencaple is a Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic name meaning 'horse valley' from the w ...
and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79.
Isle Tower
Isle Tower is a 16th-century ruined
tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strateg ...
, that was a property of the
Maxwell family. It was built around 1565 and is
B listed.
Bankend Bridge
Bankend Bridge is a
road bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
that carries the B725 road across the Lochar Water. It was completed in 1813 and is
B listed.
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. There is 33 names on the memorial, 21 from World War I and 12 from World War II.
See also
*
List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
*
List of listed buildings in Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway
References
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Villages in Dumfries and Galloway