Isle Tower

Isle Tower also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend Tower is a 16th-century ruined tower house located in the north of in , Scotland. It was a property of the Maxwell family.
Wikipedia
Photo: Simon Lidwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: architectural structure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Bankend Tower”, “Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend”, and “Lochar Tower”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankend and The Crichton.

Hamlet
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. It is located near Lochar Water, the civil parish Caerlaverock and the villages of Blackshaw, and Shearington. In 1961 it had a population of 79.

Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an institutional campus in in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Isle Tower.

Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, . It is 6 miles south of . The summit of the prominent hill is 2.5 miles to the south. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Isle Tower.

Isle Tower

Latitude
55.00579° or 55° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.52138° or 3° 31′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C7R2F4H+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 666486909
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q56667468
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Huttonhall Wood and Bankend Hill.

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