Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 3½ miles west of Townfoot Loch.

Closeburn

Village

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Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 3½ miles southwest of Townfoot Loch.

Penpont

Village

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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 5 miles west of Townfoot Loch.

Townfoot Loch

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.25° or 55° 15′ north

Longitude

-3.68333° or 3° 41′ west

Elevation

794 feet (242 metres)

Open location code

9C7R7828+2M

GeoNames ID

2635589

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