Tynron
Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the village of Moniaive.
The area is notable for Tynron Doon, the site of a Roman Iron Age hillfort, where remnants of ditches and ramparts are still visible.
The name Tynron is believed to derive from the Cumbric elements din rhón, meaning "lance-fort".[1]
Notable people
[edit]- James Shaw, Schoolmaster and Writer
- Rev Prof James Williamson (1725–1795) mathematician, joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
References
[edit]- ^ Watson, William J. (1925). "The Celts (British and Gael) in Dumfriesshire and Galloway" (PDF). Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Third Series. XI: 147–148. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2014.
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