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Tynron is a village and Civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, lying in a hollow of the :en:Shinnel Water, Shinnel Water, from Moniaive. 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 of Tynron, James Shaw, Schoolmaster and Writer *James Williamson (mathematician), Rev Prof James Williamson (1725-1795) mathematician, joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh


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Tynron Glen by John Shaw

Tynron Parish
Villages in Dumfries and Galloway Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub