Thornhill

Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of , Scotland, south of and north of on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the to the east.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 1,610 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Bárr na Driseig” and “Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Thornhill Market Cross and Thornhill Hospital.

Monument
Photo: derek menzies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a monument.

Hospital
is a health facility in Townhead…

School
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
is a non-denominational, co-educational…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carronbridge and Penpont.

Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of Morton in , Scotland. is situated 1½ miles north of Thornhill.

Village
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is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill… is situated 2 miles west of Thornhill.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thornhill.

Thornhill

Latitude
55.24066° or 55° 14′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.76492° or 3° 45′ 54″ west
Population
1,610
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
9C7R66RP+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26766664
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2635981
Wiki­data ID
Q3778556
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Thornhill” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Thornhill”
  • Basque: “Thornhill”
  • Cebuano: “Thornhill”
  • Dutch: “Thornhill”
  • French: “Thornhill”
  • German: “Thornhill”
  • Irish: “Bàrr na Driseig”
  • Italian: “Thornhill”
  • Persian: “تورنهیل، دامفریس و گالووی”
  • Persian: “تورنهیل”
  • Portuguese: “Thornhill”
  • Scots: “Thornhill, Dumfries an Gallowa”
  • Scots: “Thornhill”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bàrr na Dris”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bàrr na Driseig”
  • Slovenian: “Thornhill”
  • Spanish: “Thornhill”
  • Swedish: “Thornhill”
  • Urdu: “تھورن ہل، ڈمفریز اینڈ گیلووے”
  • Welsh: “Thornhill, Dumfries a Galloway”
  • Welsh: “Thornhill”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cample and Gatelawbridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Thornhill Bowling Club and TFW Ros-Fit.

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