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Tynron is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, lying in a hollow of the Shinnel Water, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Moniaive.

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Map of Tynron, Thornhill, UK

At Tynron Doon there can be seen the ditches and ramparts of a Roman Iron Age hillfort.

The name Tynron is probably from Cumbric din rhón meaning 'lance-fort'

Notable people

  • James Shaw, Schoolmaster and Writer
  • References

    Tynron Wikipedia