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400m nne of bankend

Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend

Scotland
HES SM10429
Site type
400m nne of bankend
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Isle Tower is a fortified tower of probable sixteenth-century date situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The structure represents the defensive architecture characteristic of the Border region during a period of sustained military tension between English and Scottish forces. Its location near Bankend reflects the strategic importance of the area, which lay within the volatile Border landscape where raids and counter-raids necessitated the construction of such strongholds. The tower's physical form, typical of pele towers or fortified keeps of its era, would have provided refuge and defence for the local population and their livestock during periods of conflict.

Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10429. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend?

Isle Tower is a fortified tower of probable sixteenth-century date situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10429.

Who is responsible for protecting Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend?

Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10429.

What other scheduled monuments are near Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ward Law, fort and Roman camp (2.1 km), Ward Law, prehistoric enclosure and roundhouse 360m WSW of (2.4 km), Caerlaverock Castle and Old Castle,castles,courtyards and harbour (3.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ward Law, fort and Roman camp
Iron Age · Fort and roman camp2.1 km
Ward Law, prehistoric enclosure and roundhouse 360m WSW of
Post-Medieval · Prehistoric enclosure and roundhouse2.4 km
Caerlaverock Castle and Old Castle,castles,courtyards and harbour
Medieval · Castles,courtyards and harbour3.6 km
Ingleston Mote,motte
Medieval · Motte6 km
Castledykes Park, motte and bailey, medieval castle and associated earthworks
Medieval · Motte and bailey, medieval castle and associated earthworks7.7 km
Rockhall Mote, motte-and-bailey castle
Medieval · Motte-and-bailey castle8.2 km
Hound Hill, cairn
Cairn8.7 km
Torthorwald Castle
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend

Isle Tower, 400m NNE of Bankend stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.

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