Bankend Hill
Bankend Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 262 feet. Bankend Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Shearington, as well as near the village Glencaple.Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle Tower.
Isle Tower
Ruins
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of Bankend in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.
Bankend
Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankend is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, Glencaple and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south.
Bankend Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 262 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9972° or 54° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.525° or 3° 31′ 30″ westElevation
262 feet (80 metres)Open location code
9C6RXFWF+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2856713209OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shearington and Glencaple.
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