Penpont
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.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “Penpoint”
- Description: human settlement in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penpont Parish Church and Tynron Doon.
Tynron Doon
Tynron Doon is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort… Tynron Doon is situated 2 miles west of Penpont.
Thornhill Hospital
Hospital
Thornhill Hospital is a health facility in Townhead… Thornhill Hospital is situated 2 miles east of Penpont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornhill and Carronbridge.
Carronbridge
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Carronbridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Penpont.
Tynron
Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. Tynron is situated 2½ miles west of Penpont.
Penpont
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Latitude
55.23145° or 55° 13′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.81332° or 3° 48′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C7R65JP+HM
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Penpont” goes by many names.
Penpont, Dumfries an GallowaScots
PenpontScottish Gaelic
PenpontSwedish
پین پونٹUrdu
PenpontWelsh
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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